The Old Man And His Horn Chords by Gene Watson

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The old man [G] told [C] his story _
about [G] the years [C] gone by
[F] How he played his horn down in New Orleans
Did some old dingy dive?
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I knew him all back then he said
_ As he reached out [F] for his horn
He closed his eyes [C] and wet his lips [G]
and then the blues [C] were born _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Gbm] _ [G] [C] He [G] played so [C] much feeling _ _
[G] Tears came from [C] his eyes
[F] He stopped and reminisced a bit and then he gave a sigh
[C] Said you know I almost made it _ that's [G] [C] before your [F] time _ _ _
_ Dixieland [C] poor folks blue [G] _
scatman [C] Jack's wine
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_ [F] [G] Swept [C] his name [F] gave [C] a grin
_ [F] It sure was good back [C]
then
_ _ _ Reaching for his home
_ _ [G] _ _ Boy _ _ he [C] stared [F] in an old [C]
towside
_ [F] That arm across [C] his back
He [F] said goodbye
[C] Then shuffled [G] out [C] the door _ _ _
_ _ _ enthused [G] by what he [C] told me
_ _ I never [G] got his [C]
name
So [F] I called the waitress over and started to _ explain
[C] _ Tired old man his tarnished horn and memory of years gone [F] by
_ How he played his horn [C]
and reminisced
_ [G] smiled with [Eb] tear [C]-damped eyes
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ She said [G] you are [C] mistaken
_ There's [G] been no one [C] but you
But [F] I know who you're talking about
I used to know him too
[Dm] [C] You'll find him down on Basin Street and back of an old [F] _ churchyard a
stone that reads
[C] Rest in peace.
[G] I tried but it sure [C] was hard _ _ _
[F] _ [G] Slapped [C] his name [F] gave [C] a grin
_ [F] It sure was good back [C]
[Cm] then
_ [C] _ _ Reaching for his home
on [G] the floor _ _
_ [G] Boy, he [C] stared [F] in an old [C] _
towside
[F] That arm across [C] his back
_ [F] He said goodbye [C] then shuffled [G] out [C] the door
_ He _ _ _ [F] said goodbye [C] then shuffled [G] out [C] the door _ _ _
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