Chords for Gene Watson - The Old Man And His Horn

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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] The old man [G] told [C] his [Cm] stories _ _ [C] about [G] the years [C] gone by.
I [F] heard Freddy's horn down in New Orleans, and Drumbo did she die.
[C] _ _ Did you know, I almost made it, as he reached out for [F] his horn.
_ [Cm] He [F] closed his [C] eyes, and then he slid, [G] and then the blues [C] were born. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] He played so much feelings, _ _ tears came from his eyes.
_ [F] He stopped and _ reminisced a bit, _ _ then he gave a sigh.
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I knew him all back then, he said, _ he said, before your [F] time. _ _ _
_ Dixieland, [C] old folks blue, [G] _
Scatman [Cm] Jackson's wine.
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_ [F] [G] Slapped [C] his knee [F] and gave [C] a grin, _ [F] it sure was good [C] back then.
_ _ Reaching for his horn [G] on the floor, _ _ _
_ [F] [G] wasted [C] _ [F] it on [C] the [F] toestack.
That hung across [C] his back, _ [F] he said goodbye, [C] then [G] shuffled out [C] the door. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Enthused by [C] what he told me, _ _ I never got his name.
So [F] I called the waitress over, _ _ _ started to explain.
[Em] _ [Dm] _ [C] Tired old man, his tarnished horn, had memories of years [F] gone by.
_ How he played his [C] horn, and _ reminisced, and [G] smiled with [C] tear-damped eyes.
_ _ _ _ She said, [G] you are [C] mistaken, _ _ there's been [G] no [C] one but you.
[F] But I know who you're talking about, I used to know him too.
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You'll find him down on Mason Street, and back in the old [F] churchyard.
_ A stony reef, [C] _ rest in peace, [G]
I tried but it [Cm] sure was hard.
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_ [F] [G] Slapped [C] his [F] knee and [C] gave a grin, [F] it sure was good [Cm] back then.
_ [C] _ Reaching for his horn [G] on the floor, _ _ _
_ [F] [G] wasted [C] _ [F] it on [C] the toestack.
[F] That hung across [C] his back, _ [F] he said goodbye, [C] then [G] shuffled [C] out the door. _ _ _
_ _ [F] He said goodbye, [C] then [G] shuffled out [C] the door. _ _ _
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