Dont Let The Old Man In Tab

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Tuning:	D A D G B E
Key:	D
Capo:	no capo
Author larrynew [pro] 125. Last edit on Jan 4, 2021
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[Intro]
 
e|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---------3-|-------3-----------|------3------3---|
G|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|----0-------0----|
D|---4---------4-----|---4---------4-----|--4–------4------|
A|-------------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|
D|-0---------0-------|-0-----------------|-0--—-- 0------0-|
 
[Verse 1]
 
Don't let the old man in         I wanna live it some more
 
e|---------0---------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------|-------0-------------0-------|
G|-----------0---0-----0---0---0-|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---2/4-------4-----4-------4---|---0-------0-----0-------0---|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-O---------------0-------------|-5-------------5-------------|
 
Can't leave it up to him      He's knockin on my door
 
e|-----------------------------|---------0---------------------|
B|-------2-------------2-------|-------3---------------3-------|
G|-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-|-----------0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---2-------2-----2-------2---|---2/4-------4-----4-------4---|
A|-0-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
And I knew all of my life      That someday it would end
 
e|-----------------0h2---------|-----------------------------|
B|-------3---------------------|-------0-------------0-------|
G|-----0---0---0---------------|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---4-------4-----------------|---0-------0-----0-------0---|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------|-5-------------5-------------|
 
 
Get up and go outside               Don't let the old man in
 
e|----------------------------------|---------0---------------------|
B|-------------------3-2------------|-------3---------------3-------|
G|-----2-------------2-2-2----------|-----------0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---2---2-----------2-2-2----------|---2/4-------4-----4-------4---|
A|-0--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
Many moons I have lived         My body's weathered and worn
 
e|-------------------------------|-------0h2---------------------|
B|-------0---------------0-------|-----------------------3-------|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-|-----2-----2---2-----2---2---2-|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0---|---0---------0-----0-------0---|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-5---------------5-------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
Ask yourself how old you'd be   If you didn't know the day you were born
 
e|-------0--------------0-------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------2-------------2-------------|
G|-----1---1---1------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2------2---2--2-------|
D|---2-------2------2-------2---|---2-------2-----2-------2---------|
A|------------------------------|-0-------------0-------------------|
D|-2--------------2-------------|-----------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
 
Try to love on your wife          And stay close to your friends
 
e|-------0------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----3---------------3----------|-------0-------------0-------|
G|---------0---0-----0---0---0----|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---4-------4-----4-------4------|---0-------0-----0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-0-----——------0----------------|-5-------------5-------------|
 
Toast each sundown with wine                Don't let the old man in
 
e|-----------------------------------------|---------0---------------------|
B|--------------------------3-2------------|-------3---------------3-------|
G|-----2--------------------2-2-2----------|-----------0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---2---2------------------2-2-2----------|---2/4-------4-----4-------4---|
A|-0---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|-----0h2-------|
B|-3-3-----3-----|
G|-2-2-------2---|
D|-0-0-----------|
A|---------------|
D|---------------|
 
[Verse 3]
 
Hum
 
e|-------0h2---------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------|-------0-------------0-------|
G|-----2-----2---2-----2---2---2-|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---0---------0-----0-------0---|---0-------0-----0-------0---|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-0---------------0-------------|-5-------------5-------------|
 
Hum
 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------2h3p2------------------|---------3-------------3-------|
G|-----2-------2---2------------|-------0---0---0-----0-0-0---0-|
D|---2-----------2--------------|---2/4-------4-----4---4---4---|
A|-0-------------------0--------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
Many moons I have lived         My body's weathered and worn
 
e|-------------------------------|-------0h2---------------------|
B|-------0---------------0-------|-----------------------3-------|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-|-----2-----2---2-----2---2---2-|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0---|---0---------0-----0-------0---|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-5---------------5-------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
Ask yourself how old would you be    If you didn't know the day you were born
 
e|-------0--------------0-------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------2-------------2-------------|
G|-----1---1---1------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2------2---2--2-------|
D|---2-------2------2-------2---|---2-------2-----2-------2---------|
A|------------------------------|-0-------------0-------------------|
D|-2--------------2-------------|-----------------------------------|
 
[Verse 4]
 
When he rides up on his horse      And you feel that cold bitter wind
 
e|---------0-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3---------|-------0-------------0-------|
G|-----------0---0-----0---0---0---|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---4---------4-----4-------4-----|---0-------0-----0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------------|-5-------------5-------------|
 
Look out your window and smile   Don't let the old man in
 
e|-----------------------------|---------0---------------------|
B|-------2-------------2-------|-------3---------------3-------|
G|-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-|-----------0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|---2-------2-----2-------2---|---2/4-------4-----4-------4---|
A|-0-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-0---------------0-------------|
 
[Outro]
 
Look out your window and smile    Don't let the old man in
 
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------2h3p2-------------------|-------3----------------|
G|-----2-------------------------|-----0------------------|
D|---2---------------------------|---4--------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-0-------0--------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
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Excellent!
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Nice job. 👍🏾