Chords for Gene Watson - The Old Man and His Horn - @Choctaw Casino Grant 8-10-12

_ _ _ And she said, I'd like for you to autograph these pictures for me.
_ Folks, you believe all five of them pictures were taken in five [E] different shows and I had on the same [D] shirt and everyone?
[N] _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] said, I'll tell you what I'll do.
[N] If you promise me you'll come back to that [F] sixth show, I promise [Bb] you I'll be wearing a different shirt. _ _
[E] _ [Eb] But we do lose track of things like [C] that, you know?
[Ab] Most people may not, but I [Em] do.
I really do.
[C] _ I'd like to do a song [N] for you.
This song's a little bit different and it's going to be a little bit more different [Bb] after tonight.
_ _ [E] Because we do this song [B] in the show [C] and Brian usually plays the [Bb] horn on it and everything.
Of course, you know, Brian not being here, _ _ [Gbm] he [Ab] can't play the horn on it.
[E] _
_ _ [N] So we got Danny over there and he's going to play the horn on [E] it.
This is kind of a little different twist, but we thought it might be interesting.
[C] And so, y'all want to hear this song I'm [Eb] talking about?
_ Written by the same guy that [E] wrote Paper Rosie. _
Cowboys don't get lucky all the time.
Mama sold Rosie.
[C] Wrote a lot of them.
_ Here's one of [G] them. _ _
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The old man [G] told [C] his story _ _ about [G] years [C] gone by.
[F] He plays home down in New Orleans _ and suddenly she dies.
[Em] _ [Dm] _
[C] Says, don't call me baby.
_ As he reached out for his [F] heart, _ _ he closed his eyes [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] and then the blues were [C] gone. _ _ _
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[C] He waited [G] so [C] much meaning, _ _ tears came [G] from [C] his eyes. _ _
[F] He stopped and read the news to Betty.
_ Betty gave a sign. _
[C] _ I knew about that news, said, _ but that's before [F] your time. _
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[Am] [G] He said, man, [Cm] Jack's fine. _
[C] _ _ [F] [G] Slapped [C] his [F] knee and [C] gave him bread.
_ _ [F] He sure was [C] good back then.
_ _ _ Reaching for his [Am] home on [G] the floor. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Wasted [F] and [C] all so sad.
_ [F] That car [C] across his back.
_ [F] He said goodbye [C] and then [G] shuffled out.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The man couldn't smile when he told me.
_ I [G] never got [C] his name.
_ [F] So I caught the wind and _ _ started _ to explain.
_ [C] _ [Dm] [C] The tired old man, he started to talk.
_ _ Years gone [F] by.
_ He plays home [C] down in New Orleans [Am] [G] and suddenly she [C] dies. _ _ _ _ _ _
She said, you are mistaken. _ _
There's been no one but you. _ _
[F] I know who you're talking about.
I used to know him too.
[Em] _ [Dm]
He was [C] lying down on me. _
He came back to the old [F] churchyard. _
He stopped and read [C] the news [G] to Betty.
I tried to show [Cm] him what I was. _
_ _ [F] [G] He [C] slapped his knee [F] and gave [C] him bread.
_ [F] He sure was [C] good back then.
_ _ _ Reaching for his [Am] home on [G] the floor.
_ _ [F] _ [G] [C] Wasted and [F]
[C] all so sad.
[F] That car [C] across his back.
_ [F] He said _ [C] goodbye and then shuffled [G] [C] out. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] He said goodbye [C] and then shuffled [G] [C] out. _ _ _
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