Old Father Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[A][Bm][D][A][D][A][Bm][D]
[A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Here at the gates,
on the [A]day you [F#m]were born,[D][A]
[D]Spooling is breathened and [A]blos
somed in [Bm]thought.[D][A]
[D]Mind in the head of this [A]child of mine,
[Bm][D][A]
[G]Now we're up dancing [D]with
old father [F#m]time,
[G]Raising our glasses [D]to old father

[Interlude 1]
time.
[Bm][G][Bm][D][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Here in the Concords,
[A]there's fire in [Bm]the brave.[D][A]
[D]They're not (Ain't no) protecting
[A]from me my [Bm]day.[D][A]
[D]If I were strong,
if the [A]lashes should [Bm]shape,[D][A]
[G]Now we're up dancing with [D]old father time,
[F#m]passin[G]g the bottle around.
[D][A]

[Verse 3]
[G]Poundin' the mother and
[D]pourin' in [F#m]lime,
[G]Plant stuck in [A]the ground.[F#m]
[G]Now we're up dancing with [D]old father [Bm]time,
[G]old[Bm] fath[D]er[A] time.

[Interlude 2]
[D][Bm][G][Bm][D][A]

[Verse 4]
[D]Behold the great city that [A]went down
[Bm]the plague [D](a glint on [A]the plain?).
[D]Behold the great curtains that
[A]murmur in [Bm]rage.[D][A]
[D]Blink your eyes once and it's
[A]grace land [Bm]again.[D][A]
[G]Now we're up dancing with [D]old father time,
[F#m]passin[G]g the bottle around.
[D][A]

[Verse 5]
[G]Poundin' the mother
and [D]pourin' in [F#m]lime,
The [G]plant is stuck in the ground,
[A]now[F#m] we're[G] up dancing with old fathe[D]r time,[Bm][G][Bm][D]
[A]Old father [D]time,[Bm][G][Bm][D]
[A]Old father [D]time,[Bm][G][Bm][D]
[A]Old father time.

[Outro 1]
[D][Bm][G][Bm][D][A][G]