The Older I Get
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[Intro]
| D| % | G| % | A| % | D| D
e|---------------D2-2----------------G3-3----------------A0-----------------A0--------------D2-2-|
B|---------------3-3----------------0-0----------------2-----------------2--------------3-3-|
G|---------------2-2----------------0-0----------------2-----------------2--------------2-2-|
D|--/4-4\2-2p0---0-0---/4-4\2-2p-0 -0-0----4/5-5\4-4\2-2----4/5-5\4-4\2--2--/4-4\2-2p0--0-0-|
A|----------------------------------2-2----------------0-----------------0------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
The older I Dget
The more I Gthink
You only get a Aminute, better live while you're in it
'Cause it's gone in a Dblink
And the older I Dget
The truer it Gis
It's the people you Alove, not the money and stuff
That makes you Drich
[Chorus]
And if they Gfound a fountain of Dyouth
I wouldn't drink a Adrop and that's the Dtruth
Funny how it Gfeels I'm just getting Dto my best years Ayet
[Verse 2]
The older I Dget
The fewer friends I Ghave
But you don't need a lAot when the ones that you got
Have always got your Dback
And the older I Dget
The better I Gam
At knowing when to Agive
And when to just not give a damnD
[Chorus]
And if they Gfound a fountain of Dyouth
I wouldn't drink a Adrop and that's the Dtruth
Funny how it Gfeels I'm just getting Dto my best years Ayet
The older I Gget
[Instrumental]
| D| A| D| G| D| A| % |
| D| % | G| % | A| % | D|
Chords of Chorus
e|-10-G10-9-7---D-----------A----------D-----7-G7-------D---------A|
B|----------10-7-7--------7-------7-8-10----10-8-10-7-8-7---|
G|----------------9-7-9-7---9-7-7-------------------------9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chords of Verse
e|-------------D-----------------------G------------|
B|-----------------3/5-5/7--7------------8\7-7\5--|
G|---------------2------------------------------4-|
D|---2/4-2--0-----------------4/5-4-2-------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------0--------2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--G-------------A----------------------D---------------------|
B|---------------------------------------9/10-8-7-8-7--7----|
G|---------------------------------------------------9--9-7-|
D|-------------------------------7--------------------------|
A|-9/10-9-0-7---9/10-9-0-7---0-9--9-7-5---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
And I don't
[Bridge]
Gmind all the Dlines
From all the Atimes I've laughed and Dcried
SouveGnirs and little Dsigns of the life I've Alived
[Verse 3]
The older I Dget
The longer I Gpray
I don't know Awhy, I guess that I
Got more to Dsay
And the older I Dget
The more thankful I Gfeel
For the life I've Ahad, and all the life I'm living Dstill
[Outro]
N.C. | D| % | G| % | A| % | D| D
e|---------------D2-2---------------G3-3------------------A0-----------------A0-------------D2-2-|---------D2-|
B|---------------3-3---------------0-0------------------2-----------------2-------------3-3-|---------3-|
G|---------------2-2---------------0-0------------------2-----------------2-------------2-2-|-2/4\2-0-2-|
D|--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-0--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-0----4/5-5-\4-4\2--2----4/5-5-\4-4\2-2--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-|---------0-|
A|---------------------------------2-2------------------0-----------------0-----------------|-----------|
E|---------------------------------3-3------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
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The Older I Get
by Alan Jackson
[Intro]
D G A D D
| | % | | % | | % | |
D G A A D
e|---------------2-2----------------3-3----------------0-----------------0--------------2-2-|
B|---------------3-3----------------0-0----------------2-----------------2--------------3-3-|
G|---------------2-2----------------0-0----------------2-----------------2--------------2-2-|
D|--/4-4\2-2p0---0-0---/4-4\2-2p-0 -0-0----4/5-5\4-4\2-2----4/5-5\4-4\2--2--/4-4\2-2p0--0-0-|
A|----------------------------------2-2----------------0-----------------0------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D
The older I get
G
The more I think
A
You only get a minute, better live while you're in it
D
'Cause it's gone in a blink
D
And the older I get
G
The truer it is
A
It's the people you love, not the money and stuff
D
That makes you rich
[Chorus]
G D
And if they found a fountain of youth
A D
I wouldn't drink a drop and that's the truth
G D A
Funny how it feels I'm just getting to my best years yet
[Verse 2]
D
The older I get
G
The fewer friends I have
A
But you don't need a lot when the ones that you got
D
Have always got your back
D
And the older I get
G
The better I am
A
At knowing when to give
D
And when to just not give a damn
[Chorus]
G D
And if they found a fountain of youth
A D
I wouldn't drink a drop and that's the truth
G D A
Funny how it feels I'm just getting to my best years yet
G
The older I get
[Instrumental]
D A D G D A
| | | | | | | % |
D G A D
| | % | | % | | % | |
Chords of Chorus
G D A D G D A
e|-10-10-9-7-----------------------------7-7----------------|
B|----------10-7-7--------7-------7-8-10----10-8-10-7-8-7---|
G|----------------9-7-9-7---9-7-7-------------------------9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chords of Verse
D G
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3/5-5/7--7------------8\7-7\5--|
G|---------------2------------------------------4-|
D|---2/4-2--0-----------------4/5-4-2-------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------0--------2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G A D
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------9/10-8-7-8-7--7----|
G|---------------------------------------------------9--9-7-|
D|-------------------------------7--------------------------|
A|-9/10-9-0-7---9/10-9-0-7---0-9--9-7-5---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
And I don't
[Bridge]
G D
mind all the lines
A D
From all the times I've laughed and cried
G D A
Souvenirs and little signs of the life I've lived
[Verse 3]
D
The older I get
G
The longer I pray
A
I don't know why, I guess that I
D
Got more to say
D
And the older I get
G
The more thankful I feel
A D
For the life I've had, and all the life I'm living still
[Outro]
D G A D D
N.C. | | % | | % | | % | |
D G A A D D
e|---------------2-2---------------3-3------------------0-----------------0-------------2-2-|---------2-|
B|---------------3-3---------------0-0------------------2-----------------2-------------3-3-|---------3-|
G|---------------2-2---------------0-0------------------2-----------------2-------------2-2-|-2/4\2-0-2-|
D|--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-0--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-0----4/5-5-\4-4\2--2----4/5-5-\4-4\2-2--\4-4-\2-2p-0-0-|---------0-|
A|---------------------------------2-2------------------0-----------------0-----------------|-----------|
E|---------------------------------3-3------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
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