Finbar Furey - The Old Man Chords

[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ The _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
tears [Eb] have all been shed now, _ [F]
we've said our [Bb] last goodbyes.
_ His [Gm] soul been blessed [Eb] and he's laid to rest.
[C] It's now I [F] feel alone.
He [Bb]
was more than [Eb] just a father, _ [F] a teacher, my [Bb] best friend.
_ [Gm] He can still be heard [Eb] in the tunes we shared [C] when I played him on [F] my own. _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] As a boy, _ he'd take [Eb] me walking _ by [F] mountain, _ field [Bb] and stream.
_ [Gm] He'd show me things [Eb] not known to kings, [C] still secret between [F] him and me.
[Bb] Like the colours of [Eb] the pheasant as [F] he rises in [Bb] the dawn.
_ [Gm] And how to fish [Eb] and make a wish _ [C] beside a [F] holy tree.
_ _ _ Nobody [Eb] _
never will [Bb] forget him.
_ [Eb] He made me what I [Bb] am _ and [Eb] he may be gone, [Bb] memories will linger [Gm] on. _ _
_ _ [Eb] And I miss him, _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] my old man.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] Sure I thought he'd live [Eb] forever, _ _ [F] he seemed [Bb] so big and strong.
_ _ [Gm] The minutes fly and [Eb] the years roll by [C] for a father and a [F] son.
And [Bb] suddenly, _ when it [Eb] happened, _ there [F] was so much left [Bb] unsaid.
_ No [Gm] second chance to [Eb] tell him thanks [C] for everything _ [F] he's done.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Nobody never will [Bb] forget him.
_ [Eb] He made me _ [Bb] what I am _ [Eb] and he may be gone, [Bb] memories will [Gm] linger on.
And I _ _ [Eb] miss him, _ _
[F] _ _ the [Bb] old man. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Father, I [Eb] sing this [Bb] song for you. _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Father, [Eb] I sing this song [Bb] for you.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ I _ [Eb]
sing this song [Bb] for you.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
I sing this song [Bb] for _ _ [F] _
you.
_ [Bb] _ _ I [Eb]
sing this song.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _