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Rab Noakes - Too Old To Die
CAPO: 3rd Fret
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  Am##
[INTRO:]   C    Em    Am    C    Dm    F  G  
[VERSE 1:]
I Cwear the Emface of Amevery Cman
And I Dmsee Fwith other's Geyes
I Chave no Emvice and I Amhave no Cplans
Have Dmno certain Fcolour or Gsize
[VERSE 2:]
               F          G   C~ Am  
My brother is a wild sea sailor
My Fsister is an Gorganised Cpoem
         F              G   C~ Am  
My father is a working tailor
And Dm7I am a Fman aGlone___
[CHORUS:]
     F                G   C~     Am  F  
But I'm not going to lay down
I'm not Ggoing Cto cry
GI'm not going to Fstay downG  
I'm too old Cto die
[VERSE 3:]
And to work is Emnot my AmproblemC  
To Dmdie Fis not my Ggoal
CLove Emis not my AmmonCey
This Dmworld is Fnot my Gfoal
[VERSE 4:]
              F       G    C~  Am  
I've fought on every battlefield
That FanyGone can Cname
            F           G         C~     Am  
I've fought against my friends and myself
And Dm7I    Faccept the Gblame___
[CHORUS:]
     F                G   C~     Am  F  
But I'm not going to lay down
I'm not Ggoing Cto cry
GI'm not going to Fstay downG  
I'm too old Cto die
[VERSE 5:]
I'm present Emat your conAmventionCs
I DmfolloFw the path of Gtime
I Chave to Emlose your inAmvenCtions
The Dmgains and the Flosses are all Gmine
[VERSE 6:]
             F          G   C~   Am  
I've read the books of every man
And I FknoGw some do Csing
               F            G      C~      Am  
It bothers me I do and the very best I can
The Dm7rest is Fwaiting for someGthing___
[CHORUS:]
     F                G   C~     Am  F  
But I'm not going to lay down
I'm not Ggoing Cto cry
GI'm not going to Fstay downG  
I'm too old Cto die
I'm not going to Fstay downG  
N.C.                  F  C  
I'm too old to die____

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Too Old To Die

by Rab Noakes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Dm7

Rab Noakes - Too Old To Die

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C Am

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

C Em Am C Dm F G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C Em Am C

I wear the face of every man

Dm F G

And I see with other's eyes

C Em Am C

I have no vice and I have no plans

Dm F G

Have no certain colour or size

[VERSE 2:]

F G C Am

My brother is a wild sea sailor

F G C

My sister is an organised poem

F G C Am

My father is a working tailor

Dm7 F G

And I am a man alone___

[CHORUS:]

F G C Am F

But I'm not going to lay down

G C

I'm not going to cry

G F G

I'm not going to stay down

I'm too old to die

[VERSE 3:]

Em Am C

And to work is not my problem

Dm F G

To die is not my goal

C Em Am C

Love is not my money

Dm F G

This world is not my foal

[VERSE 4:]

F G C Am

I've fought on every battlefield

F G C

That anyone can name

F G C Am

I've fought against my friends and myself

Dm7 F G

And I accept the blame___

[CHORUS:]

F G C Am F

But I'm not going to lay down

G C

I'm not going to cry

G F G

I'm not going to stay down

I'm too old to die

[VERSE 5:]

Em Am C

I'm present at your conventions

Dm F G

I follow the path of time

C Em Am C

I have to lose your inventions

Dm F G

The gains and the losses are all mine

[VERSE 6:]

F G C Am

I've read the books of every man

F G C

And I know some do sing

F G C Am

It bothers me I do and the very best I can

Dm7 F G

The rest is waiting for something___

[CHORUS:]

F G C Am F

But I'm not going to lay down

G C

I'm not going to cry

G F G

I'm not going to stay down

I'm too old to die

F G

I'm not going to stay down

F C

N.C.

I'm too old to die____

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