Topic: Ballad: Life of an old man
Life of an old man. (capo 2)
Intro: G D C G
G/F# Em Bm
C D
G D C G
There is an old man, he lives on top of a hill
G/f# EM BM C D
near the seaside, where the winds blow, and the weather is chill
G D C G
He build his own house and though he lives there alone
G/f# EM BM C D
he seems happy and pleased, doesn’t need any-one
G D C G
in his life there were lovers and sadness he knew
G/F# EM BM C D
he gained and he lost, just like me and you
G D C G
he learned how to lose, he learned how to win
G/F# EM BM C D
he learned how to stand up, without giving in…
refr
Em Bm Em Bm
and so life made him wise, and life made him strong
C G Bm Am
he became independent, just by carrying on
Bm Em Bm Em Bm
and for what is to come, he’s not afraid
C G Bm Am Bm
for he knows who he is, that’s why he keeps the faith
instrumentaal stuk
half vers - half refrein – en half vers
G D C G
I see mankind reflected, the way it should be.
G/F# EM BM C D
When I look at this man, And the way he feels free
G D C G
When the rain falls he smiles, and the wind is his friend
G/F# EM BM C D
Nature and he, Seem to walk hand in hand
G D C G
and when the seagulls draw circles, in a cloudbursting sky
G/F# EM BM C D
than the old man looks up, with an admiring eye
G D C G
cause he knows what is priceless, and can never be paid for
G/F# EM BM C D
and every day he lives longer, he is sure even more.
Refr:
Em Bm Em Bm
and so life made him wise, and life made him strong
C G Bm Am
he became independent, just by carrying on
Bm Em Bm Em Bm
and for what is to come, he’s not afraid
C G Bm Am Bm
for he knows who he is, that’s why he keeps the faith
OUTRO
G D C G
G/F# Em Bm C D G.