Old Man Tell Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
I've seen the [D]old man sittin'
'round
The courthouse square back
home in [G]town
Talking bout the big [Em]war back
[C]in [A]194[D]3
Sayin' how much good it's done

[Verse 2]
Medals gleamin' [D]in [G]the sun
Cussin' at my [Em]long hair
And my [C]talk of bein' [A]free
Their [G]vision like their battle scars

[Verse 3]
Of [D]other wars has faded
Like [A]the colors on the ribbons
From the battles that they've [D]won
If [G]there's one thing I've
learned it's this

[Verse 4]
You [D]just can't shake [Bm]hands with a fist
[G]And I once did my tal[Em]kin' with a g[A]un
And, [G]old man, I know what you've seen
But [D]yours is not the [Bm]only [G]dream
I have [Em]to believe

[Verse 5]
in [D]something [C]more
Than yester[A]day[G]
Let it die, just like the pas[D]t
I believe there's [Bm]hope at last

[Verse 6]
[C]Old man, did you [Em]ever have [A]to pray
Old man, can you show me the [D]way

[Verse 7]
[D]He shakes his head from time to time
And rambles somewhere
in his [G]mind
Mumbling 'bout [Em]the Civil War
And [C]how we should have won
[A]

[Verse 8]
[D]Settin' up his battle plans
On checkerboards at his
[G]command
Watchin' all his gal[Em]lant kings
[D]Go [C]falling one by [A]one

[Verse 9]
[D]
And son he'd say there's not much time
For you to straighten out your [G]mind
But you never [C]listen to
The things I try to say
[A]

[Verse 10]
[D]
And I just turn my head and cry
Never understanding [G]why
He's set up that [Em]checkerboard[D][G][A]
When he knew I couldn't play