My Old Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]My [C]old[Em] man was a good [C]old [G]man[C][Em]
[C]Skilled in the moulding tra[G]de
In the stinking heat of the [Em]iron [G]foundry
[C]My old [Dm]man w[G]as made
[F]Down on his knees [Dm]in the m[C]oulding sand
He [Dm]wore his trade like a [G]company brand
He was [F]one of [G]the cyc
[C]lops' smoky [G]band
[Dm]Yes, [G]that was my old [C]man

[Verse 2]
[C]My old man wasn't really old
It's just that I [G]was young
And anybody [Em]over [Dm]twelve years [G]old
Was [C]halfway [Dm]to t[G]he tomb
He was [F]loyal to his
workmates [Em]all his [C]life
[Dm]Gave his pay packet to [G]his wife
[F]Had a few [G]jars on [C]a Saturday night
Yes, [G]that was my old [C]man

[Verse 3]
[C]My old [Em]man w[C]as a[G] union m[C]an
Fought hard [Am]all [G]his days
He understood the system
[Dm]And was [C]wise to [G]the boss' ways
[F]He says, you [Dm]want what's [C]yours by right
You [Dm]have to struggle with
all your [G]might
They'll [F]rob [G]you blind
if [C]you don't fight
Yes, that [F]was [G]my old [C]man

[Verse 4]
[C]My old man was a proud old man
At home on the foundry [G]floor[F]
[G]Until[Em] the day [D]they[G] lai[C]d him off[G]
And [C]showed him [Dm]to th[G]e door
They [F]gave him his card, said,
[Em]things [C]are slack
We've [Dm]got a machine can learn [G]the knack
Of [F]doing your job, [G]so [C]don't come back
[F]The end[G] of [F]my [G]old man[C]

[Verse 5]
[C]My old man he was fifty-one
What What was he to [G]do?
A craftsman [D]moulder [G]on the dole
In [C]nineteen [Dm]thirty-two
[G]He He [F]felt he'd given all [Em]he c[C]ould give
So he [Dm]did what thousands of [D]others d[G]id
[F]Abandoned [G]hope and [C]the will to live
They [G]killed him, my old [C]man

[Verse 6]
[C]My old man he is dead and gone
Now I am your old [Csus4]man
And [C]my ad[G]vice to [C]you, my [G]son
Is [C]to fight back [Dm]while [G]you can
Watch [F]out for the man
with [Em]the silicon [C]chip
Hold [Dm]on to your job with
a good firm [G]grip
'Cause [F]if you [G]don't you'll
have [C]had your chips
[G]The same as my old [C]man