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The Old Man Is Dead

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[Verse 1]
CNow and C/Bthen, an old Amfriend of mine,
FI've not seen for someGtime,
Cwill stop C/Bby and Amask me,
where've you Fbeen, what's on your Gmind,
they Fwonder why I'm not Gdrinking,
and still Cpainting this C/Bold town Amred,
FI tell them I'm serving GJesus now,
and the Fold Gman is Cdead.
[Chorus]
FThe man you see beGfore you,
Cmay look a C/Blot the Amsame,
FI may wear the Gsame old clothes,
Cand still C/Bhave the same old Amname,
Fbut you're looking on the Goutside,
if you could Csee inC/Bside insAmtead,
Fyou would see a Gbrand new man, cause,
the Fold Gman is Cdead.
[Verse 2]
CI used to C/Blive such a Amwicked life,
FI had no hope in Gsight,
CI was C/Blost in Amdarkness,
Fjust searching for a Glight,
and Fthen one night in a Glittle church,
after Chearing what the C/Bpreacher Amsaid,
FI gave my life to GJesus,
and the Fold Gman was Cdead.
[Chorus]
FThe man you see beGfore you,
Cmay look a C/Blot the Amsame,
FI may wear the Gsame old clothes,
Cand still C/Bhave the same old Amname,
Fbut you're looking on the Goutside,
if you could Csee inC/Bside insAmtead,
Fyou would see a Gbrand new man, cause,
the Fold Gman is Cdead.
[Tag]
but you're looking on the outside,
if you could Csee inC/Bside insAmtead,
Fyou would see a Gbrand new man, cause,
the Fold Gman is Cdead.

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The Old Man Is Dead

by Del Way

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C/B

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am

Now and then, an old friend of mine,

F G

I've not seen for sometime,

C C/B Am

will stop by and ask me,

F G

where've you been, what's on your mind,

F G

they wonder why I'm not drinking,

C C/B Am

and still painting this old town red,

F G

I tell them I'm serving Jesus now,

F G C

and the old man is dead.

[Chorus]

F G

The man you see before you,

C C/B Am

may look a lot the same,

F G

I may wear the same old clothes,

C C/B Am

and still have the same old name,

F G

but you're looking on the outside,

C C/B Am

if you could see inside instead,

F G

you would see a brand new man, cause,

F G C

the old man is dead.

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am

I used to live such a wicked life,

F G

I had no hope in sight,

C C/B Am

I was lost in darkness,

F G

just searching for a light,

F G

and then one night in a little church,

C C/B Am

after hearing what the preacher said,

F G

I gave my life to Jesus,

F G C

and the old man was dead.

[Chorus]

F G

The man you see before you,

C C/B Am

may look a lot the same,

F G

I may wear the same old clothes,

C C/B Am

and still have the same old name,

F G

but you're looking on the outside,

C C/B Am

if you could see inside instead,

F G

you would see a brand new man, cause,

F G C

the old man is dead.

[Tag]

but you're looking on the outside,

C C/B Am

if you could see inside instead,

F G

you would see a brand new man, cause,

F G C

the old man is dead.

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