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CAPO 4
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
 GShe's a little more than a B7child herself
 EmThan the Cchildren of her Gown
 GAll her living's done for B7someone else
 EmThe only Clife she's ever Gknown
 CAll the dreams and Gdesires that she had
 A7She had to put 'em all on Cmhold
 GWhile anEmother young A7heart became an Cmold Gsoul
[Verse]
 GRiver of life keeps B7rushing by
 EmShe just Crolls with the Gflow
 GShe's seen it all through B7world weary eyes
 EmShe takes Cit like it comes Gand goes
 CShe's forgotten more about Glife and love
 A7Than most will ever Cmknow
       G             Em                A7    Cm      GTACIT F  
 While another young heart became an old soul
[Chorus]
 CLaugh too Glittle and you B7cry too Emmuch
 CWay too Glong without that A7gentle touchBm  
 CWeight of the Gworld resting B7down in your EmbonesBb  
 CPretty Gsoon you've got an Cmold Gsoul
 CmOld Gsoul, Cmold Gsoul
[Bridge]
  G    B7    Em   C    G2x  TACIT F  
[Chorus]
 CLaugh too Glittle and you B7cry too Emmuch
 CWay too Glong without that A7gentle touchBm  
 CWeight of the Gworld resting B7down in your EmbonesBb  
 CPretty Gsoon you've got an Cmold Gsoul
 EmPretty A7soon you've got an Cmold Gsoul
 CmOld Gsoul, Cmold Gsoul
[Outro]
  G    B7     Em    C    G5x

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Old Soul

by Patty Loveless

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 4

[Intro]

[Verse]

G B7

She's a little more than a child herself

Em C G

Than the children of her own

G B7

All her living's done for someone else

Em C G

The only life she's ever known

C G

All the dreams and desires that she had

A7 Cm

She had to put 'em all on hold

G Em A7 Cm G

While another young heart became an old soul

[Verse]

G B7

River of life keeps rushing by

Em C G

She just rolls with the flow

G B7

She's seen it all through world weary eyes

Em C G

She takes it like it comes and goes

C G

She's forgotten more about life and love

A7 Cm

Than most will ever know

G Em A7 Cm G F

TACIT

While another young heart became an old soul

[Chorus]

C G B7 Em

Laugh too little and you cry too much

C G A7 Bm

Way too long without that gentle touch

C G B7 Em Bb

Weight of the world resting down in your bones

C G Cm G

Pretty soon you've got an old soul

Cm G Cm G

Old soul, old soul

[Bridge]

G B7 Em C G F

2x TACIT

[Chorus]

C G B7 Em

Laugh too little and you cry too much

C G A7 Bm

Way too long without that gentle touch

C G B7 Em Bb

Weight of the world resting down in your bones

C G Cm G

Pretty soon you've got an old soul

Em A7 Cm G

Pretty soon you've got an old soul

Cm G Cm G

Old soul, old soul

[Outro]

G B7 Em C G

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