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(R. Newman)
Album: Angel Clare
Verse 1:
 CEvery-F/Cone has gone a-Cway;
 G7Can you hear me? Can you Chear me?
 CNo one F/Ccared enough to Cstay.
 Bb/FCan you hear me? Can you Chear me?
Chorus 1:
You Fmust remember Cme, old man,
  Dm7/                    C  F  
I know that you can if you try.
So just Copen F/Cup your D7suseyes, old D7man,
FLook who's come to sF/Gay good-bAmye.
Verse 2:
The Csun has left the sFky, old man,
The Cbirds have flown a-F9way.
And Csusno one Ccame to D7suscry, old D7man,
Good-Fbye, old F/Gman, good-Cbye.
Verse 3:
You Cwant to stay, I Fknow you Cdo,
But it Cain't no use to F9try.
'Cos CI'll be here, and D7susI'm just lD7ike you,
Good-Fbye, old F/Gman, good-Cbye.
Chorus 2:
Won't F/Gbe no God to Ccomfort you,
You taught me Cnot to C/Bbelieve that Amlie.
You don't Fneed anybody, no-Cbody needs Fyou;
C#dim7                   Em  F  
Don't cry, old man, don't cry;
            Cm/     Eb       Fm  Fm/    G  C  
Every-body dies.

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Old Man

by Art Garfunkel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Bb/F

Dm7

D7sus

F/G

Csus

C/B

(R. Newman)

Album: Angel Clare

Verse 1:

C F/C C

Every-one has gone a-way;

G7 C

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

C F/C C

No one cared enough to stay.

Bb/F C

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Chorus 1:

F C

You must remember me, old man,

Dm7 C F

I know that you can if you try.

C F/C D7sus D7

So just open up your eyes, old man,

F F/G Am

Look who's come to say good-bye.

Verse 2:

C F

The sun has left the sky, old man,

C F9

The birds have flown a-way.

Csus C D7sus D7

And no one came to cry, old man,

F F/G C

Good-bye, old man, good-bye.

Verse 3:

C F C

You want to stay, I know you do,

C F9

But it ain't no use to try.

C D7sus D7

'Cos I'll be here, and I'm just like you,

F F/G C

Good-bye, old man, good-bye.

Chorus 2:

F/G C

Won't be no God to comfort you,

C C/B Am

You taught me not to believe that lie.

F C F

You don't need anybody, no-body needs you;

Em F

C#dim7

Don't cry, old man, don't cry;

Cm Eb Fm Fm G C

/ /

Every-body dies.

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