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My Old Man

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C#minor

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Even Strumming all the way through
About 176 beats per minute
Intro:
    (hold your fingers on C#m)
e---------------------------------|
B---------5---------------5-------|
G---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
A-4---------------4---------------|
E---------------------------------|
X2
C#m
Verse One:
C#mMy old man is a lonely tEree
BSitting on a branch in a lonely sEea
C#mWhen I first met him I thought hEow
BCould he have let my mother dEown
Chorus One:
F#mBut my old man he came to sC#mee me
EHe put his hand in mBine and said he loved me
F#mWell I was burned up with ill feC#meling
But his Eeyes they said it all
I forBgave him for his fall
C#m
Verse Two:
C#mAnd in the summer he’s a summer bEreeze
BShooting at all his possibilitEies
C#mHe prays to god to fix him Eup
BBut he plays with the devil to fill his Ecup
//Chorus Two//
F#mMy old man is good at sC#minging
EHe plays the guitar like Carlos BSantana should have done
F#mTo be a broken man it hurts his fC#meelings
But we aEre what we have done
Sweet souls Bsetting in the sun
C#m
Bridge:
E C#m
E
F#m C#m E B
F#m C#m E B
C#m
Verse Three:
C#mMy old man is as soft as Erain
BHumming through the night to forget his pEain
C#mIt runs through the family from what I Ehear
BBut it only draws me Enear
//Chorus Two//
F#mMy old man is good at sC#minging
EHe plays the guitar like Carlos BSantana should have done
F#mTo be a broken man it hurts his fC#meelings
But we aEre what we have done
Sweet souls Bsetting in the sun
C#m

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My Old Man

by Anika Moa

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Even Strumming all the way through

About 176 beats per minute

Intro:

(hold your fingers on C#m)

e---------------------------------|

B---------5---------------5-------|

G---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|

D-----6-------6-------6-------6---|

A-4---------------4---------------|

E---------------------------------|

C#m

Verse One:

C#m E

My old man is a lonely tree

B E

Sitting on a branch in a lonely sea

C#m E

When I first met him I thought how

B E

Could he have let my mother down

Chorus One:

F#m C#m

But my old man he came to see me

E B

He put his hand in mine and said he loved me

F#m C#m

Well I was burned up with ill feeling

But his eyes they said it all

I forgave him for his fall

C#m

Verse Two:

C#m E

And in the summer he’s a summer breeze

B E

Shooting at all his possibilities

C#m E

He prays to god to fix him up

B E

But he plays with the devil to fill his cup

//Chorus Two//

F#m C#m

My old man is good at singing

E B

He plays the guitar like Carlos Santana should have done

F#m C#m

To be a broken man it hurts his feelings

But we are what we have done

Sweet souls setting in the sun

C#m

Bridge:

E C#m

F#m C#m E B

C#m

Verse Three:

C#m E

My old man is as soft as rain

B E

Humming through the night to forget his pain

C#m E

It runs through the family from what I hear

B E

But it only draws me near

//Chorus Two//

F#m C#m

My old man is good at singing

E B

He plays the guitar like Carlos Santana should have done

F#m C#m

To be a broken man it hurts his feelings

But we are what we have done

Sweet souls setting in the sun

C#m

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