Chords for Hawks and Owls perform Old Man At The Mill
Tempo:
99.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F#
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, the next tune here we're going to play
is [E] called Old Man at the Mill.
It's a traditional British [D] Isles tune.
[G#] It's an old one.
It's like an early [Dm] 18th century tune.
I [G] learned it originally off an Ian Matthews album
back in 1972.
A friend of mine gave me that.
I was playing in a band at the time called Possum Creek.
I [F#] was 14 years old playing with 19 and 20-year-olds.
And I learned this tune off of that album.
And then I researched it, found out
it was a British Isles tune.
And then an irate girlfriend stole it from me,
ex-girlfriend I should say.
And it was out of print.
I couldn't find that thing anywhere.
So it was like 30 years later I came across that song.
I found a CD, Ian Matthews, The Elector Years 1968 to 1972.
Wow, I got it.
I played that song back and [D] realized
that my [F#] version had kind of like evolved a [G] little bit off Ian [Bm] Matthews.
So the folk process, the folk process [A#] taking over.
This is how that tune goes, [Dm] Old Man at the Mill.
[Am] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G] [D]
Up said the raven [G] as he flew.
If I were a young man [D] I'd have two.
One for the fetch and another for the sow.
I'd have a little [G] string for my bow, bow, [D] bow.
And have a little swing for my bow, bow, bow.
Same old man, he's working at the [G] mill.
Mill turns around of [D] its own free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G] [D]
Down said the yowler, head [G] all white.
Going to be in the loo [D] tonight.
I thought I [G] heard a pretty girl say,
[D] work all [G] night and sleep the [D] next day.
Work [C] all night and sleep the [D] next day.
He's the same old man, [G] he's working at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [C] another in the sack.
Lady step forward and [D] the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G]
[A] [D]
Out in the marsh, the [G] heron strides.
Get up early for the [D] sun she rides.
Morning in the [G] barn, now it feels in the [D] news.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[C] [G] [D]
My old man, he's in [G] Kalamazoo.
He don't wear no yes [D] I do.
First to the [G] left and then to the right.
[D] This old mill grinds day and night.
This old mill grinds day and night.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [G] another in the sack.
[D] Lady step forward and the gents [D] fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[F#]
That was a lot of enthusiasm.
I
is [E] called Old Man at the Mill.
It's a traditional British [D] Isles tune.
[G#] It's an old one.
It's like an early [Dm] 18th century tune.
I [G] learned it originally off an Ian Matthews album
back in 1972.
A friend of mine gave me that.
I was playing in a band at the time called Possum Creek.
I [F#] was 14 years old playing with 19 and 20-year-olds.
And I learned this tune off of that album.
And then I researched it, found out
it was a British Isles tune.
And then an irate girlfriend stole it from me,
ex-girlfriend I should say.
And it was out of print.
I couldn't find that thing anywhere.
So it was like 30 years later I came across that song.
I found a CD, Ian Matthews, The Elector Years 1968 to 1972.
Wow, I got it.
I played that song back and [D] realized
that my [F#] version had kind of like evolved a [G] little bit off Ian [Bm] Matthews.
So the folk process, the folk process [A#] taking over.
This is how that tune goes, [Dm] Old Man at the Mill.
[Am] [D] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G] [D]
Up said the raven [G] as he flew.
If I were a young man [D] I'd have two.
One for the fetch and another for the sow.
I'd have a little [G] string for my bow, bow, [D] bow.
And have a little swing for my bow, bow, bow.
Same old man, he's working at the [G] mill.
Mill turns around of [D] its own free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G] [D]
Down said the yowler, head [G] all white.
Going to be in the loo [D] tonight.
I thought I [G] heard a pretty girl say,
[D] work all [G] night and sleep the [D] next day.
Work [C] all night and sleep the [D] next day.
He's the same old man, [G] he's working at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [C] another in the sack.
Lady step forward and [D] the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[G]
[A] [D]
Out in the marsh, the [G] heron strides.
Get up early for the [D] sun she rides.
Morning in the [G] barn, now it feels in the [D] news.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[C] [G] [D]
My old man, he's in [G] Kalamazoo.
He don't wear no yes [D] I do.
First to the [G] left and then to the right.
[D] This old mill grinds day and night.
This old mill grinds day and night.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [G] another in the sack.
[D] Lady step forward and the gents [D] fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[F#]
That was a lot of enthusiasm.
I
Key:
D
G
C
F#
Dm
D
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, the next tune here we're going to play
is [E] called Old Man at the Mill.
It's a traditional British [D] Isles tune.
_ _ [G#] It's an old one.
_ It's like an early [Dm] 18th century tune.
I [G] learned it originally off an Ian Matthews album
back in 1972.
A friend of mine gave me that.
I was playing in a band at the time called Possum Creek.
I [F#] was 14 years old playing with 19 and 20-year-olds.
And I learned this tune off of that album.
And then I researched it, found out
it was a British Isles tune.
And then an irate girlfriend stole it from me,
ex-girlfriend I should say.
And it was out of print.
I couldn't find that thing anywhere.
So it was like 30 years later I came across that song.
I found a CD, Ian Matthews, The Elector Years 1968 to 1972.
Wow, I got it.
I played that song back and [D] realized
that my [F#] version had kind of like evolved a [G] little bit off Ian [Bm] Matthews.
So the folk process, the folk process [A#] taking over.
This is how that tune goes, [Dm] Old Man at the Mill. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Up said the raven [G] as he flew.
If I were a young man [D] I'd have two.
One for the fetch and another for the sow.
I'd have a little [G] string for my bow, bow, [D] bow.
And have a little swing for my bow, bow, _ bow.
Same old man, he's working at the [G] mill.
Mill turns around of [D] its own free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Down said the yowler, head [G] all white.
Going to be in the loo [D] tonight.
I thought I [G] heard a pretty girl say,
[D] work all [G] night and sleep the [D] next day.
Work [C] all night and sleep the [D] next day.
_ He's the same old man, [G] he's working at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [C] another in the sack.
Lady step forward and [D] the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Out in the marsh, the [G] heron strides.
Get up early for the [D] sun she rides.
Morning in the [G] barn, now it feels in the [D] news.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
_ He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My old man, he's in [G] Kalamazoo.
He don't wear no yes [D] I do.
First to the [G] left and then to the right.
[D] This old mill grinds day and night.
This old mill grinds day and night.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [G] another in the sack.
[D] Lady step forward and the gents [D] fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ That was a lot of enthusiasm.
I
Well, the next tune here we're going to play
is [E] called Old Man at the Mill.
It's a traditional British [D] Isles tune.
_ _ [G#] It's an old one.
_ It's like an early [Dm] 18th century tune.
I [G] learned it originally off an Ian Matthews album
back in 1972.
A friend of mine gave me that.
I was playing in a band at the time called Possum Creek.
I [F#] was 14 years old playing with 19 and 20-year-olds.
And I learned this tune off of that album.
And then I researched it, found out
it was a British Isles tune.
And then an irate girlfriend stole it from me,
ex-girlfriend I should say.
And it was out of print.
I couldn't find that thing anywhere.
So it was like 30 years later I came across that song.
I found a CD, Ian Matthews, The Elector Years 1968 to 1972.
Wow, I got it.
I played that song back and [D] realized
that my [F#] version had kind of like evolved a [G] little bit off Ian [Bm] Matthews.
So the folk process, the folk process [A#] taking over.
This is how that tune goes, [Dm] Old Man at the Mill. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Up said the raven [G] as he flew.
If I were a young man [D] I'd have two.
One for the fetch and another for the sow.
I'd have a little [G] string for my bow, bow, [D] bow.
And have a little swing for my bow, bow, _ bow.
Same old man, he's working at the [G] mill.
Mill turns around of [D] its own free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Down said the yowler, head [G] all white.
Going to be in the loo [D] tonight.
I thought I [G] heard a pretty girl say,
[D] work all [G] night and sleep the [D] next day.
Work [C] all night and sleep the [D] next day.
_ He's the same old man, [G] he's working at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [C] another in the sack.
Lady step forward and [D] the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Out in the marsh, the [G] heron strides.
Get up early for the [D] sun she rides.
Morning in the [G] barn, now it feels in the [D] news.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
Fiddle in the evening by the light of the moon.
_ He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, another in the sack.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My old man, he's in [G] Kalamazoo.
He don't wear no yes [D] I do.
First to the [G] left and then to the right.
[D] This old mill grinds day and night.
This old mill grinds day and night.
He's the same old man, he's working [G] at the mill.
Mill turns around of its own [D] free will.
Hand in the hopper, [G] another in the sack.
[D] Lady step forward and the gents [D] fall back.
Lady step forward and the gents fall back.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ That was a lot of enthusiasm.
I