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Old And Wise

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[Intro]
Am  G  F  Fmaj7  F/C
Am  G  F  Fmaj7  F/C   A
[Verses]
As Amfar as my Geyes can FseeFmaj7  F  
There are Amshadows apGproaching mFeFmaj7  F/C  
And to Cmthose I left beGhind
I Bbwanted you to Fknow
You've Fmalways shared my Cmdeepest thoughts
You Dfollow where I Ggo
And CmooooGmoooh Fmwhen I'm old and Cmwise
FmBitter words mean Cmlittle to me
DAutumn winds will Gblow right through me
And CmsomeGmday Fmin the midst of Cmtime
FmWhen they asked me Cmif I knew you
I'd Dsmile and say you Gwere a friend of Abmine
And the Bbsadness would be Gmlifted from my CmeyesBb  
   AbOh Bbwhen I'm old and Cwise
As Amfar as my Geyes can FseeFmaj7  F  
There are Amshadows surGrounding FmeFmaj7  F/C  
And to Cmthose I leave beGhind
I Bbwanted you to Fknow
You've Fmalways shared my Cmdarkest hours
I'll Dmiss you when I Ggo
And CmooooGmoooh Fmwhen I'm old and Cmwise
FmHeavy words that Cmtossed and blew me
DLike autumn winds will Gblow right through me
And CmsomeGmday Fmin the mist of Cmtime
FmWhen they asked you Cmif you knew me
ReDmember that you Gwere a friend of Abmine
As the Bbfinal curtains Gmfalls before my CmeyesBb  
   AbOh Bbwhen I'm old and Cwise
As Amfar as my Geyes can FseeFmaj7  F  A  
Ab    Bb    Gm    Cm    Ab    Bb    C

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Old And Wise

by The Alan Parsons Project

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

F/C

[Intro]

Am G F Fmaj7 F/C

Am G F Fmaj7 F/C A

[Verses]

Am G F Fmaj7 F

As far as my eyes can see

Am G F Fmaj7 F/C

There are shadows approaching me

Cm G

And to those I left behind

Bb F

I wanted you to know

Fm Cm

You've always shared my deepest thoughts

D G

You follow where I go

Cm Gm Fm Cm

And oooooooh when I'm old and wise

Fm Cm

Bitter words mean little to me

D G

Autumn winds will blow right through me

Cm Gm Fm Cm

And someday in the midst of time

Fm Cm

When they asked me if I knew you

D G Ab

I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine

Bb Gm Cm Bb

And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes

Ab Bb C

Oh when I'm old and wise

Am G F Fmaj7 F

As far as my eyes can see

Am G F Fmaj7 F/C

There are shadows surrounding me

Cm G

And to those I leave behind

Bb F

I wanted you to know

Fm Cm

You've always shared my darkest hours

D G

I'll miss you when I go

Cm Gm Fm Cm

And oooooooh when I'm old and wise

Fm Cm

Heavy words that tossed and blew me

D G

Like autumn winds will blow right through me

Cm Gm Fm Cm

And someday in the mist of time

Fm Cm

When they asked you if you knew me

D G Ab

Remember that you were a friend of mine

Bb Gm Cm Bb

As the final curtains falls before my eyes

Ab Bb C

Oh when I'm old and wise

Am G F Fmaj7 F A

As far as my eyes can see

Ab Bb Gm Cm Ab Bb C

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