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Older Than You

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TUNING
Guitars are tuned down a semitone (one step)
All chords labelled as if in standard tuning
CHORDS
     E  C#m  B  B  G#m  G#7
dF#m#|--0---4---2--7---4---4---5---2--|
A#|--0---5---4--7---4---4---5---2--|
F#|--1---6---4--8---4---5---6---2--|
C#|--2---6---4--9---6---4---7---4--|
G#|--2---4---2--9---6---6---7---4--|
D#|--0----------7---4---4---5---2--|
/1. There's two ways to play the B chord, take your pick
INTRO
d#|--E0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-C#m0-0-0-0-|-B0-0-0-0-|
A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|
F#|----------|---------|---------|---------|  (x2)
C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
VERSE ONE
  EOoh C#minner city G#mstreet where BI sleep
  EI C#mwatched you take this G#mromance home to Bme, oh
CHORUS
AI believe in Bsomething more
I Ewatched her heart through G#7bedroom doors
It's Atrue
BEyes that are Aolder than you
VERSE TWO
CHORUS
AI believe in Bsomething more
I Ewatched her heart through G#7bedroom doors
It's Atrue
BEyes that are Aolder than F#myou
BRIDGE
    F#mOoo-ooo Booo
They're older than F#myou
Ooo-ooo Booo
They're older than F#myou
I watched you G#mcount it up on one Ahand
Like Blovers and ocean and F#mland
And G#myou keep on going
AOver and over and Bover again
  EDo C#mdo do do do G#mdoB  
  EDo C#mdo do do do G#mdo     Boh
CHORUS
AI believe in Bsomething more
I Ewatched her heart through G#7bedroom doors, oh
AI believe in Bsomething more
I Ewatched her heart through G#7bedroom doors
It's Atrue
BEyes that are Bolder than Eyou
OUTRO
d#|--E0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-C#m0-0-0-0-|-B0-0-0-0-|
A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|
F#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|
d#|--E0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-C#m0-0-0-0-|-B0-0-0-0-|-E0-------|
A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|-9~------|
F#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

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Older Than You

by Eskimo Joe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

G#7

F#m

TUNING

Guitars are tuned down a semitone (one step)

All chords labelled as if in standard tuning

CHORDS

E C#m B B G#m G#7

F#m

d#|--0---4---2--7---4---4---5---2--|

A#|--0---5---4--7---4---4---5---2--|

F#|--1---6---4--8---4---5---6---2--|

C#|--2---6---4--9---6---4---7---4--|

G#|--2---4---2--9---6---6---7---4--|

D#|--0----------7---4---4---5---2--|

/1. There's two ways to play the B chord, take your pick

INTRO

E C#m B

d#|--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|

A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|

F#|----------|---------|---------|---------| (x2)

C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

VERSE ONE

E C#m G#m B

Ooh inner city street where I sleep

E C#m G#m B

I watched you take this romance home to me, oh

CHORUS

A B

I believe in something more

E G#7

I watched her heart through bedroom doors

It's true

B A

Eyes that are older than you

VERSE TWO

CHORUS

A B

I believe in something more

E G#7

I watched her heart through bedroom doors

It's true

B A F#m

Eyes that are older than you

BRIDGE

F#m B

Ooo-ooo ooo

F#m

They're older than you

Ooo-ooo ooo

F#m

They're older than you

G#m A

I watched you count it up on one hand

B F#m

Like lovers and ocean and land

G#m

And you keep on going

A B

Over and over and over again

E C#m G#m B

Do do do do do do

E C#m G#m B

Do do do do do do oh

CHORUS

A B

I believe in something more

E G#7

I watched her heart through bedroom doors, oh

A B

I believe in something more

E G#7

I watched her heart through bedroom doors

It's true

B B E

Eyes that are older than you

OUTRO

E C#m B

d#|--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|

A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|

F#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|

E C#m B E

d#|--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-------|

A#|--5-5-5-4-|-4-5-5-7-|-7-5-5-7-|-7-9-9-7-|-9~------|

F#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

C#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

D#|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

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