Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old – Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Simon From: “You’re The One” (2000) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard If you’re playing with a bass player, leave out the split chords and play straight chords instead (leaving out the bass strings E and A) altogether). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse] Whatever your strumming pattern, change the chords as indicated. A D A A/E E A A D A A/E E A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-------2---0---|0---0-0---------|0-------2---0---|0---0-0---------| B|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------| G|2-------2---2---|2---1-2---------|2-------2---2---|2---1-2---------| D|2-------0---2---|2---2-2---------|2-------0---2---|2---2-2---------| A|0-----------0---|----2-0---------|0-----------0---|----2-0---------| E|----------------|----0-----------|----------------|----0-----------| A D E A F#m D6 Dmaj7 A/E E A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-------2-------|0---------------|2-------2---2---|0---0-0---------| B|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------| G|2-------2-------|1-------2-------|2-------4---2---|2---1-2---------| D|2-------0-------|2-------2-------|4-------0---0---|2---2-2---------| A|0---------------|2-------0-------|4---------------|----2-0---------| E|----------------|0---------------|2---------------|----0-----------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e A/E x-x-2-2-2-0 D6 x-x-0-4-3-2 Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2 A/D x-x-0-2-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | N.C. | % | (percussion) | A D A | A E A | | A D A | A E A | [Verse 1]

The ^Afirst time I heard “^DPeggy ^ASue” I was ^A/Etwelve ^Eyears ^Aold ^ARussians up in ^Drocket ^Aships And the ^A/Ewar ^Ewas ^Acold Now ^Amany wars have ^Dcome and gone ^EGenocide ^Astill goes on Buddy ^F#mHolly still goes ^D6on ^Dmaj7 But his ^A/Ecatalogue ^Ewas ^Asold

[Verse 2]

^AFirst time I ^Dsmoked guess ^Awhat? ^A/E ^EPara^Anoid. ^AFirst time I heard “^DSatis^Afaction” I was ^A/Eyoung and ^Eunem^Aployed ^ADown the decades ^Devery year ^ESummer leaves and my ^Abirthday’s here And ^F#mall my friends stand ^Dup and ^A/Dcheer And say, “^A/EMan, ^Eyou’re ^Aold”

[Chorus]

Getting ^Dold ... ^GOld ... C | F E | You’re getting old ...

[Interlude] | A D A | A D A | | A D A D | A D A | [Verse 3]

We ^Acelebrate the ^Dbirth of ^AJesus on ^A/EChrist^Emas ^ADay And ^ABuddha found Nir^Dvana a^Along the ^A/Elo- ^Etus^A way About ^A1,500 ^Dyears ago the ^Emessenger Mo^Ahammed spoke And his ^F#mwisdom like a ^Driver ^A/Dflowed Through ^A/Ehills ^Eof ^Agold

[Chorus]

Wisdom is ^Dold The Koran is ^Gold The Bible is ^Cold Greatest ^Fstory ever ^Etold

[Interlude] | A D A | A D A | | A D A D | A D A | Disagreements? | A D A | | A D A | Work ‘em out | A D A D | A D A | [Verse]

The ^Ahuman race has ^Dwalked the ^Aearth for^A/E 2.7^E ^Amillion And we ^Aestimate the ^Duni^Averse at ^A/E13– ^E14 ^Abillion When ^Aall these numbers ^Dtumble into ^Eyour imagi^Anation Con^F#msider that the ^DLord was ^A/Dthere be^A/Efore ^Ecr^Aeation

[Chorus]

God is ^Dold We’re not ^Gold God is ^Cold | F E | He made the mold

[Coda] | A D A | A D A | | A D A D | A D A | Take your clothes off! | A D A | | A D A | Adam and Eve ... | A D A D | A D A D | A

Paul Simon - Old