...OLD MAN... by Randy Newman -------------................ *from 'Sail Away' (1972)* *CAPO 4th FRET* (Original Key: E) Verse 1:

^C Every-^Fone has gone a-^Cway; ^G7 Can you hear me' ^EmCan you ^Chear me'

^C No one ^Fcared enough to ^Cstay. ^A# Can you hear me' ^EmCan you ^Chear me'

Chorus 1:

You ^Fmust remember ^Cme, old man; I ^Dm7/Cknow that you can if you ^Ftry. C F D7sus D7 F F/G C So just open up your eyes, old man; look who's come to say good-bye.

Interlude: G7 C/G, C7 F D7, F C (x2) Verse 2:

The ^Csun has left the ^Gmsky, old ^Fman; the ^Cbirds have flown a-^Fway. And ^Csusno one ^Ccame to ^D7suscry, old ^D7man; good-^Fbye, old ^F/Gman, good-^Cbye.

Verse 3:

You ^Cwant to stay, I ^Gmknow you ^Fdo, but it ^Cain't no use to ^Ftry. 'Cos ^CsusI'll be ^Chere, and I'm ^D7susjust like ^D7you, Good-^Fbye, old ^F/Gman, good-^Cbye.

Chorus 2:

Won't ^F/Gbe no God to ^Ccomfort you; you taught me ^G7not to believe that ^Clie. You don't ^Fneed anybody, no-^Cbody needs ^Fyou; ^C#dim7 Don't cry, old ^Emman, don't ^D#maj7cry; ^C#dim7 Every-^Dm6body ^Cdies.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C F G7 Em A# Dm7/C D7sus D7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 133211 323000 022000 x13331 x30211 xx0013 xx0212 F/G C/G C7 Gm Csus C#dim7 D#maj7 Dm6 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 303211 332010 x32310 355333 x33011 xx4545 x68786 xx0201 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Randy Newman - Old man