Old Folkie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[G][D]
[G][D]
[G]

[Verse 1]
He's [D]the man with
the banjo and the 12-string guitar
And [G]he's singing us the songs
that tell us who we are
When you [D]look in his eyes you know
that somebody's [G]in there
Yeah, he [D]knows where we're
going and where we been
And how the [G]fog is gettin' thicker
where the future should begin
When you [D]look at his life you know
that he's really [G]been there

[Verse 2]
Still, [A]what is the name that
they're calling [D]that [Em]man?[C][Em]
[C]What [Em]is the name that
they're calling that [G]man?
You [A]know, [G]it'[F#m]s always[Em]
[D]the [G]"Old [D]Folkie"
They say he's always [G]bleedin'
But [D]whenever somebody's
[G]needing [Em]him
He's the one who [A]cares
It's always [D]the "Old Folkie"
Whenever somethin's [G]burning
Or a [D]lesson needs some learn[G]ing
Or [D]a tide that [F#]needs some [Bm]turning
[Em]To a better world somewh[A]ere
Yeah,
the [Em]"Old [A]Fol[D]kie's" there

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][D]
[G]

[Verse 3]
Yeah, for [D]forty years now [Dsus4]he's
been [D]pushin' on
[G]Carrying the dream [C]'cause[G]
Woody's long gone
He's the [D]last voice singing that "Bound
for Glory" [G]song[C][G]
[C]And [D]if you never seen him
you might take a look
He's the [G]man who put the meaning
in the music book
Yeah, the [D]world may be tired but
Pete's still going strong
[G]

[Verse 4]
[C]
[G]Still, [A]what is the name that they're calling
[Em]that [G]man?[C][Em][C]
[Em]What is the name that
they're calling that man?
You [A]know, [F#m]it's always[Em] the[D]
[G]"Old [D]Folkie"
They say he's always [G]bleedin'
[D]But whenever somebody's
[G]needing [Em]him
He's the one who [A]cares
It's always [D]the [G]"Old
[D]Folkie:'
Whenever somethin's [G]burning
Or a [D]lesson needs some [G]learning
Or [D]a tide that [F#]needs some [Bm]turning
To [Em]a better world somewh[A]ere, yeah,
the [Em]"Old [A]Fol[D]kie's" there

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

[Verse 5]
[A]What is the name that
they're calling [Em]that [C]man?
[Em]What is the name that [G]they're [A]call[G] in[F#m]g[Em][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][G]
[Em]
[A][D][G][D]
[G][D][G]
[D][F#][Bm][Em][A]
[Em]that[A][D][Bm][Em]
[A]man[D]

[Outro 1]
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[G][D]