Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
Intro: D A Bm G D
[D]I'm[A] an old man now[Bm], I[G] can't do n[D]othi[A]ng[Bm][G]
[D]You[A]ng folks don't [Bm]pay[G] me no mind[D][A][Bm][G]
[D]But[A] in my day I su[Bm]re [G]was somethi[D]ng[A][Bm][G]
[D]Bef[A]ore I felt the [Bm]hea[G]vy hand of [D]time[A][Bm][G]
[D]I'm[A] an old man now[Bm], I[G]'m bound fo[D]r gl[A]ory[Bm][G]
[D]Tim[A]e to lay these [Bm]bur[G]dens down[D][A][Bm][G]
[D]Had[A] enough of this[Bm] ol[G]d world of [D]worr[A]y[Bm][G]
[D]Gon[A]na trade my tro[Bm]ubl[G]es for a cr[D]own[A][Bm][G]
[D]I w[A]ill make my way[Bm] ac[G]ross the fi[D]elds[A] of[Bm] cot[G]ton
[D]And[A] wade through m[Bm]udd[G]y waters on[D]e la[A]st [Bm]time[G]
D A Bm G stuff happens
And in my dreams I come out clean
[D]When I r[A]each the o[G]ther side
West of where th[Em]e sunsets, [G]where rainbows never die
--Solo Time--
[A]I've got one last thing to do
[G]One more mile before I'm through
[A]Casting off these earthly chains
[G]Going where there[A]'s no more pain
--Little more solo time--
[D]I w[A]ill make my way[Bm] ac[G]ross the fi[D]elds[A] of[Bm] cot[G]ton
[D]And[A] wade through m[Bm]udd[G]y waters on[D]e la[A]st [Bm]time[G]
[D]And[A] in my dreams I[Bm] co[G]me out clea[D]n[A][Bm][G]
[D]When I r[A]each the o[G]ther side
West of where th[Em]e sunsets, [G]where rainbows never die
Capo 2nd Fret
Intro: D A Bm G D
[D]I'm[A] an old man now[Bm], I[G] can't do n[D]othi[A]ng[Bm][G]
[D]You[A]ng folks don't [Bm]pay[G] me no mind[D][A][Bm][G]
[D]But[A] in my day I su[Bm]re [G]was somethi[D]ng[A][Bm][G]
[D]Bef[A]ore I felt the [Bm]hea[G]vy hand of [D]time[A][Bm][G]
[D]I'm[A] an old man now[Bm], I[G]'m bound fo[D]r gl[A]ory[Bm][G]
[D]Tim[A]e to lay these [Bm]bur[G]dens down[D][A][Bm][G]
[D]Had[A] enough of this[Bm] ol[G]d world of [D]worr[A]y[Bm][G]
[D]Gon[A]na trade my tro[Bm]ubl[G]es for a cr[D]own[A][Bm][G]
[D]I w[A]ill make my way[Bm] ac[G]ross the fi[D]elds[A] of[Bm] cot[G]ton
[D]And[A] wade through m[Bm]udd[G]y waters on[D]e la[A]st [Bm]time[G]
D A Bm G stuff happens
And in my dreams I come out clean
[D]When I r[A]each the o[G]ther side
West of where th[Em]e sunsets, [G]where rainbows never die
--Solo Time--
[A]I've got one last thing to do
[G]One more mile before I'm through
[A]Casting off these earthly chains
[G]Going where there[A]'s no more pain
--Little more solo time--
[D]I w[A]ill make my way[Bm] ac[G]ross the fi[D]elds[A] of[Bm] cot[G]ton
[D]And[A] wade through m[Bm]udd[G]y waters on[D]e la[A]st [Bm]time[G]
[D]And[A] in my dreams I[Bm] co[G]me out clea[D]n[A][Bm][G]
[D]When I r[A]each the o[G]ther side
West of where th[Em]e sunsets, [G]where rainbows never die