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The Old Mans Back In Town

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[Intro]
E7 B7 E6
[Chorus]
Yeah, the Aold man's back in town
He's Espreadin' cheer around
He's Bcome a long, long way
With his Ereindeer and his sleigh
He's Abringing lots of toys
For Eall good girls and boys
So Bspread the news around
Hey, the old man's back in E6town 
[Verse]
He's been Ewaitin' all year long
Just to Abring his gifts to you
And Ball the elves and Mrs. Claus 
Have been Ewaitin' all year Btoo......
Now they're Ehookin' up his reindeer
And they're Aloadin' down his sleigh
So take F#my advice you best be nice
Cause the Bold man's on his way 
[Chorus]
Yeah, the Aold man's back in town
He's Espreadin' cheer around
He's Bcome a long, long way
With his Ereindeer and his sleigh
He's Abringing lots of toys
For Eall good girls and boys
So Bspread the news around
Hey, the old man's back in E6town
[Verse]
Now the Emistletoe is hung
And the Atree is all a glow
The Bcarolers have sung
Every EChristmas song they Bknow
And the Ekids are all in bed now
With ASanta on their mind
So the F#scene is set and you can bet
He'll Bshow up anytime 
[Chorus]
Yeah, the Aold man's back in town
He's Espreadin' cheer around
He's Bcome a long, long way
With his Ereindeer and his sleigh
He's Abringing lots of toys
For Eall good girls and boys
So Bspread the news around
Hey, the old man's back in E6town
[Outro]
EveryBbody gather 'round
           N.C.              E6  
'Cause the old man's back in town 

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The Old Mans Back In Town

by Garth Brooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E7 B7 E6

[Chorus]

Yeah, the old man's back in town

He's spreadin' cheer around

He's come a long, long way

With his reindeer and his sleigh

He's bringing lots of toys

For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around

Hey, the old man's back in town

[Verse]

He's been waitin' all year long

Just to bring his gifts to you

And all the elves and Mrs. Claus

E B

Have been waitin' all year too......

Now they're hookin' up his reindeer

And they're loadin' down his sleigh

So take my advice you best be nice

Cause the old man's on his way

[Chorus]

Yeah, the old man's back in town

He's spreadin' cheer around

He's come a long, long way

With his reindeer and his sleigh

He's bringing lots of toys

For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around

Hey, the old man's back in town

[Verse]

Now the mistletoe is hung

And the tree is all a glow

The carolers have sung

E B

Every Christmas song they know

And the kids are all in bed now

With Santa on their mind

So the scene is set and you can bet

He'll show up anytime

[Chorus]

Yeah, the old man's back in town

He's spreadin' cheer around

He's come a long, long way

With his reindeer and his sleigh

He's bringing lots of toys

For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around

Hey, the old man's back in town

[Outro]

Everybody gather 'round

N.C.

'Cause the old man's back in town

About The Old Mans Back In Town Chords by Garth Brooks

Learn how to play The Old Mans Back In Town by Garth Brooks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Old Mans Back In Town chords”, “The Old Mans Back In Town guitar chords”, or “Garth Brooks The Old Mans Back In Town chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Old Mans Back In Town chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Old Mans Back In Town lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E7, B7, E6, A, E, B.

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What key is "The Old Mans Back In Town" in?

The chords for "The Old Mans Back In Town" show the original chord names (including E7, B7, E6, A, E, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.