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Old Wild Men

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Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (2016-09-02)
Chord info:
Bm/A    x,0,4,4,3,2 
E/A     x,0,x,4,5,4    
D/A     x,0,x,2,3,2        
F#m7    2,4,4,2,2,2    
Bm7     x,2,4,2,3,2    
C#m7    x,4,6,4,5,4    
Bm      x,2,4,4,3,2    
Gmaj7/D x,x,0,0,0,2  
F#m/A   x,0,4,2,2,2
A/C#    x,4,2,2,2,x
F#m/E   x,x,2,2,2,2
F#7/C#  x,4,2,3,2,2
Em7/B   x,2,0,0,0,0
F#7     2,4,2,3,2,2
----   
[intro]
|   A   E/A|   D/A   A|   D/A   A|  C#7|
|  F#m|  F#m|
F#mWhere are my Bm7boys?
C#m7They Bm7are in deepest Awater
AWhere are they D/Anow?
Bm7They are D7over the hill and Gfar away
GBut Bmthey are Cbroken A/C#men who Bmlie loBm/Aw
C#7Waiting for F#mmiracleF#m/Es D#m7-5  
[verse 2]
NC.        Bm7  C#m7  
Old men of rock and roll
Bm7Came bearing Amusic
AWhere are they D/Anow?
Bm7They are oD7ver the hill and Gfar away
GBut Dthey're F#7/C#still gonna play Em7/Bguitars
 Em7/BOn   F#m7dead strings, and Gold drums
BmThey'll F#7play and Bmplay to A/C#pass the Gmaj7/Dtime
BmThe old wild EmmenBm  Em  
BmOld wild EmmenBm  Em  
BmOld wild Emmen, F#7waiting for Bmmiracles 
|  G|   F#m   Em|  Bm|  Em|  F#m|  Bm|  Bm|
|  G|   F#m   Em|  Bm|  Em|  Bm   Bm   A   G|
D/ALord have G/Amercy F#m7/Aupon the D/Amany
ALord have Bmmercy C#mupon the Afew
ALord have Bmmercy C#mupon the Amany
ALord have Bmmercy on Gme   Em7and 
Don F#m7you....Em  D  Em  D  Em  D  A  D  

All chords in this song (24)

The story behind the song

"Old Wild Men" appears on 10cc's 1974 album, Sheet Music. The band was formed by four multi-instrumentalists, singers, writers, and producers who had a history of writing and recording together at their own studio. Their songwriting often involved various combinations of the members, with some of their work reportedly inspired by art and cinema. This song captures a sense of looking back at a life lived, perhaps with a touch of wistful reflection on earlier days.

AI-written from these sources:10cc — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Old Wild Men

by 10cc

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/A

D/A

C#7

F#m

Bm7

C#m7

A/C#

Bm/A

F#m/E

D#m7-5

F#7/C#

Em7/B

F#m7

F#7

Gmaj7/D

G/A

F#m7/A

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (2016-09-02)

Chord info:

Bm/A x,0,4,4,3,2

E/A x,0,x,4,5,4

D/A x,0,x,2,3,2

F#m7 2,4,4,2,2,2

Bm7 x,2,4,2,3,2

C#m7 x,4,6,4,5,4

Bm x,2,4,4,3,2

Gmaj7/D x,x,0,0,0,2

F#m/A x,0,4,2,2,2

A/C# x,4,2,2,2,x

F#m/E x,x,2,2,2,2

F#7/C# x,4,2,3,2,2

Em7/B x,2,0,0,0,0

F#7 2,4,2,3,2,2

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[intro]

A E/A D/A A D/A A C#7

| | | | |

F#m F#m

| | |

F#m Bm7

Where are my boys?

C#m7 Bm7 A

They are in deepest water

A D/A

Where are they now?

Bm7 D7 G

They are over the hill and far away

G Bm C A/C# Bm Bm/A

But they are broken men who lie low

C#7 F#m F#m/E D#m7-5

Waiting for miracles

[verse 2]

Bm7 C#m7

NC.

Old men of rock and roll

Bm7 A

Came bearing music

A D/A

Where are they now?

Bm7 D7 G

They are over the hill and far away

G D F#7/C# Em7/B

But they're still gonna play guitars

Em7/B F#m7 G

On dead strings, and old drums

Bm F#7 Bm A/C# Gmaj7/D

They'll play and play to pass the time

Bm Em Bm Em

The old wild men

Bm Em Bm Em

Old wild men

Bm Em F#7 Bm

Old wild men, waiting for miracles

G F#m Em Bm Em F#m Bm Bm

| | | | | | | |

G F#m Em Bm Em Bm Bm A G

| | | | | |

D/A G/A F#m7/A D/A

Lord have mercy upon the many

A Bm C#m A

Lord have mercy upon the few

A Bm C#m A

Lord have mercy upon the many

A Bm G Em7

Lord have mercy on me and

D F#m7 Em D Em D Em D A D

on you....

About Old Wild Men Chords by 10cc

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