Chorus 1
( Sung )
[C]Pity a man, for [G]he don't know, the t[Am]rouble he'll [D7]pass
going [G]down life's road
Verse 1
( Recitative )
[G]When a man is one and twenty, he thinks he [C]knows it all;
He can't see[D7] down the road of life [G]where he'll ever fall.
But fall he will, as he [C]travels through life. With [Am]all it's
pitfalls, [D7]troubles and strife.
[G]Now, at fifty, he's going [C]real strong. He has [D7]him a family
and a[G] nice little home; But old age is creepin' up his [C]spine,
and the day is [D]comin' when the s[G]un won't shine.
[G]Now, at sixty, he won't [C]have to guess; He's [D7]already missed
the boat [G]that leads to success; But he's done his best
and he [C]can't see why, the [Am]fame of life j[D7]ust passed him by.
N[G]ow at seventy, he can see [C]the light and [D7]he knows he's [G]never
been very bright. But he's done his best as he's traveled by
[C]and now, all he can [D]do is to [G]sit and sigh.
Chorus 2
( sung )
[C]Pity a man, for [G]he don't know, the [Am]trouble he'll [D7]pass
going [G]down life's road.
Verse 2
( Recitative )
[G]Now at eighty, he's ready [C]for the reath. He's wore o[D7]ut his hair
and [G]two sets of teeth; He has rheumatism in his hands[C] and feet,
[Am]and nothin' s[D7]eems good to eat. [G]So you can pity him as he goes
[C]up the line. As he [D7]wobbles on the spindle and[G] he's almost blind.
And you can tell by the way that he travels alone[C], that it won't be
long [D]before he's goin' [G]home. But if he's kept the commandments
as he's traveled [C]through life, he'll have a [D7]home in Heaven
where there'll [G]be no strife. He's worked all his life to get
things the [C]way he wants them; He comes here against[Am] his will
[D7]and he goes away [G]disappointed.
( Sung )
[C]Pity a man, for [G]he don't know, the t[Am]rouble he'll [D7]pass
going [G]down life's road
Verse 1
( Recitative )
[G]When a man is one and twenty, he thinks he [C]knows it all;
He can't see[D7] down the road of life [G]where he'll ever fall.
But fall he will, as he [C]travels through life. With [Am]all it's
pitfalls, [D7]troubles and strife.
[G]Now, at fifty, he's going [C]real strong. He has [D7]him a family
and a[G] nice little home; But old age is creepin' up his [C]spine,
and the day is [D]comin' when the s[G]un won't shine.
[G]Now, at sixty, he won't [C]have to guess; He's [D7]already missed
the boat [G]that leads to success; But he's done his best
and he [C]can't see why, the [Am]fame of life j[D7]ust passed him by.
N[G]ow at seventy, he can see [C]the light and [D7]he knows he's [G]never
been very bright. But he's done his best as he's traveled by
[C]and now, all he can [D]do is to [G]sit and sigh.
Chorus 2
( sung )
[C]Pity a man, for [G]he don't know, the [Am]trouble he'll [D7]pass
going [G]down life's road.
Verse 2
( Recitative )
[G]Now at eighty, he's ready [C]for the reath. He's wore o[D7]ut his hair
and [G]two sets of teeth; He has rheumatism in his hands[C] and feet,
[Am]and nothin' s[D7]eems good to eat. [G]So you can pity him as he goes
[C]up the line. As he [D7]wobbles on the spindle and[G] he's almost blind.
And you can tell by the way that he travels alone[C], that it won't be
long [D]before he's goin' [G]home. But if he's kept the commandments
as he's traveled [C]through life, he'll have a [D7]home in Heaven
where there'll [G]be no strife. He's worked all his life to get
things the [C]way he wants them; He comes here against[Am] his will
[D7]and he goes away [G]disappointed.
