Old Man Chords

[Intro]
 
First chord is played as follows...
 
Hammer on and off G at 5th fret x3 then slide same chord structure down to 2nd fret doing strum
down, up, down while doing hammer ons and pull offs on the high e string at frets 3 then 2.
e|-0-|---|
B|---|-6-|
G|-5-|---|
D|-0-|---|
A|-0-|---|
E|-x-|-x-| Mute with thumb
 
 
FM7       D Dsus4 D
FM7       D Dsus4 D
 
 
[Chorus]
 
FM7                                         D
   Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
FM7                                         D
   Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
D F C G
D F C F
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D          F
  Old man, look at my life
C                         G
  Twenty four and there's so much more
D                 F
  Live alone in a paradise
     C                  F
That makes me think of two
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
D            F
  Love lost, such a cost
C                     G
  Give me things that don't get lost
D                  C
  Like a coin that won't get tossed
F                 G
Rollin' home to you
 
 
[Link]
 
D   Am7 Em7 G D/F#
 
(Between D and Am7, try Dsus4->D->Dsus2->D, pulling off the high E from the
3rd fret to 2nd fret to open E, then a quick punch on the 2nd fret again)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D                                       Am7      Em7  G
  Old man, take a look at my life I'm a lot like you
D                               Am7       Em7      G
  I need someone to love me the whole day through
D                                     Am7         Em7
  Oh, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
D F C G
D F C F
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
D            F
  Lullabies, look in your eyes
C                G
  Run around the same old town
D                   F
  Doesn't mean that much to me
   C                   F
To mean that much to you
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
D           F
  I've been first and last
C                 G
  Look at how the time goes past
D              C
  But I'm all alone at last
F                 G
Rolling home to you
 
 
[Link]
 
D   Am7 Em7 G D/F#
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D                                       Am7      Em7  G
  Old man, take a look at my life I'm a lot like you
D                               Am7       Em7      G
  I need someone to love me the whole day through
D                                     Am7         Em7
  Oh, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true
 
 
[Outro]
 
FM7                                         D    Dsus4  D
   Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
FM7                                         D
   Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
 
D F C G
D
 
 
 
FM7   : x00560
Dsus4 : x00233
Dsus2 : x00230
Am7   : x02010
Em7   : 022030
 
FM7 is x00560, and you repeatedly hammer-on the third (G) string (0h5).
The mention of Dsus4 is to indicate that you should fiddle around with the
high E string, between D, Dsus4 and Dsus2.
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