Old Man Randy Newman
...OLD MAN... by Randy Newman
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*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Verse 1:
[C] Every-[F]one has gone [C]a-way;
[G7] Can you hear me? [Em]Can you [C]hear me?
[C] No one [F]cared enough t[C]o stay.
[Bb/F] Can you hear me? [Em]Can you [C]hear me?
Chorus 1:
You [F]must remember [C]me, old man,
I [Dm7/C]know that you can if you [F]try.
So just [C]open [F]up you[D7sus4]r eyes, old[D7] man,
[F] Look who's come to [F/G]say good-[C]bye.
Interlude:
G7 C/G C7/E, F D7 F C (x2)
Verse 2:
The [C]sun has left the [Gm]sky, old [F]man,
The [C]birds have flown a-[F9]way.
And [Csus4]no one c[C]ame to c[D7sus4]ry, old ma[D7]n,
Good-[F]bye, old [F/G]man, good-[C]bye.
Verse 3:
You [C]want to stay, I [Gm]know you [F]do,
But it [C]ain't no use to [F9]try.
'Cos [Csus4]I'll be h[C]ere, and I'm j[D7sus4]ust like yo[D7]u,
Good-[F]bye, old [F/G]man, good-[C]bye.
Chorus 2:
Won't [F/G]be no God to [C]comfort you,
You taught me [G7]not to believe that [C]lie.
You don't [F]need anybody, no-[C]body needs [F]you;
[C#dim7] Don't cry, old [Em]man, don't [Ebmaj7]cry;
[C#dim7] Every-[Dm6]body [C/Eb]dies.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[C] [F] [G7] [Em] [Bb/F] [Dm7/C]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x33210 [EADGBE]323000 [EADGBE]022000 [EADGBE]113331 [EADGBE]x30211
[D7sus4] [D7] [F/G] [C/G] [C7/E] [Gm]
[EADGBE]xx0013 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]303210 [EADGBE]332010 [EADGBE]012010 [EADGBE]3x330x
[Csus4] [C#dim7] [Ebmaj7] [Dm6] [C/Eb]
[EADGBE]x30011 [EADGBE]xx4545 [EADGBE]x68786 [EADGBE]xx0201 [EADGBE]xx1010
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