The Old Man Said Chords

CAPO: 4th FRET
Key: E
 
INTRO:
F  C     F      Em  Am G F
 
F G C    Am F    G F C G
 
VERSE:
         F   G   C
And the old man said
         C          Am      F
"Son, I don't have long to live"
    F      G          C  Am      G
He slowly raised his cup and he took a sip
 
         F   G   C
And the old man said
    C        Am        F
"I fought a dang good fight"
   F        G     F         C         G
So I pulled up a chair and sat there half the night
 
 
CHORUS:
         F
And the old man said
 
"Don't take a single day for granted
      C
Love like there's no tomorrow
 
Tattoo the seeds you planted
 
      F
Be a good friend and a brother
           Em                 C
Love your children and their mother
    Am            Em              F
And die by those living words in red"
 
         F   G   C
And the old man said
 
 
VERSE:
        C            Am      F
"Money really ain't worth a dime"
          F       G      C
Then gave me his golden watch
        Am       G
Said, "It's all borrowed time"
 
         F   G   C
And the old man said
            C     Am     F
"If I could do it all again
           F         G      F         Am          G
I'd spend more time loving her and a little more time fishing"
 
 
CHORUS:
         F
And the old man said
 
"Don't take a single day for granted
      C
Love like there's no tomorrow
 
Tattoo the seeds you planted
 
      F
Be a good friend and a brother
           Em                 C
Love your children and their mother
    Am            Em              F
And die by those living words in red"
 
         F   G   C
And the old man said
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL:
C Am F
F G Am C G
 
 
BREAK:
             F
Don't build walls around your heart
       C
Never shackle up your soul
     Dm                                  C
Love is the only thing that you'll take with you when you go
 
       F
Always be quick to forgive
         C
Forever slow to throw stones
     Dm                                        G
Just like a flash, life is a dash between the girth and the bones
 
 
OUTRO:
         F   G   C
And the old man said
     C     Am       F
"Son I can see the light"
 F       G       F    C      G
Then he took my hand and he squeezed it tight
 
          F         G       C
The last thing the old man said
            C       Am        F
"Don't you dare be scared of death
      F    G     F      C
It's only the beginning"
        G
And he took his last breath (breath)