Old And In The Way Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Tenzin_La [a] 274. Last edit on Dec 7, 2018

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[Intro]
C              D           G                 C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
     Am               C                              G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C                 D        G                C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
        Am          C                                    G
They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
 
[Verse 1]
D                        G
Once I hear tell, he was happy
C                G                D
Had his share of friends and good times
           C
Now, those friends have all passed on
         G                    Em
He don’t have no place called home
         Am            C                               G
Like the old dog gone astray, he’s just old and in the way
 
[Chorus]
C              D           G                 C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
     Am               C                              G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C                 D        G                C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
        Am          C                                    G
They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
 
[Verse 2]
D                        G
When just a boy, he left his home
C              G                   D
Thought he’d have the world on a string
           C
Now the years have come and gone
         G                    Em
Through the streets he walks alone
         Am            C                             G
Lookin’ back to a better day, feelin’ old and in the way
 
[Chorus]
C              D           G                 C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
     Am               C                              G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C                 D        G                C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
        Am          C                                     G
They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way
        Am          C                                     G
They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way
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4 comments

Thanks for putting this up.Love this song

This song, Old and In the Way, from the album of the same name, was recorded live at The Boardinghouse in San Francisco in 1974. The song is credited to David Grisman. A great song, it is not"Traditional".

The progression is basically correct except that you should not change to the “C” in the last line of both the verse and the chorus until the word “old”. Otherwise good job.