Chords for Hootie & The Blowfish - Old Man & Me (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] Well, an old man said to me [A] in a voice filled [E] with faith,
[B] there you go, young man.
[A] [E] Said, I'm gonna fight a war, gonna fight for my country,
[B] come foreign land.
[A] [E] He [B] said, my son, we'll never hurt you,
[A] never harm [E] anyone [B] that you must realize.
[A] [E] [B] If you even try to steer her down, [A] you'll win in [E] the end.
[B] She'll burn your eyes, [A] she'll burn your [E] mouth.
[A]
Did a million [C#m] places, [A]
did a [E] million places [D] that [A] I've done.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [B] And I'm gonna have all your [A] walls.
Yeah, [E] I won't stop [B] until all of those damn walls.
[A] [E] Yeah, [B] I could kill the enemy.
[A] I got down on [E] foreign streets, [B] but I could never.
[A] [E] Well, now [B] you walk by me.
[A] You won't talk to [E] me.
See [B] this in my face?
[A] [E] Money, [B] red car, you walk the streets, boy.
[A] Mother, that'll [E] be me to see [B] you too late.
[A] She's [E] cool, yeah.
[A]
She'll burn [E] your faces.
[A]
She'll burn [E] your [A] places, places, that I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
[A] [E] Oh, I [B] get there.
[F#m] [F#] [B]
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] [A]
She'll burn [E] your [C#m] faces.
[F#]
She'll [E] burn your [D] places, places, that [A] I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get [F#] [A] [E] there.
[B] See this woman sitting next to [A] me?
She's [E] been there [B] a long [A] time.
[E] She's just [B] gonna pick me up and [A] when I cry, she'll wipe [E] my tears.
[B] I thank God she's mine.
[A] [E] Yeah, when [B] I leave this world, [A] you'll know that [E] I find [B] right love for me.
[A] [E] Well, the [B] man who gave me this, he [A] made me hate [B] myself so.
Just a lot of people that hold you low, and [E] I'm pretty, yeah.
She'll burn your [C#m] faces.
[F#]
She'll burn [E] your [D] places, places, [A] that I've done.
She'll burn your mother's gas.
She'll burn [E] your [D] mother's [A] gas.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get there.
[A] [E] When I get to [B] heaven.
Oh, [F#] [E] so long as [B] I'm there.
[E] When I'm in [B] there with you.
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] Well, an old man said to me [A] in a voice filled [E] with faith,
[B] there you go, young man.
[A] [E] Said, I'm gonna fight a war, gonna fight for my country,
[B] come foreign land.
[A] [E] He [B] said, my son, we'll never hurt you,
[A] never harm [E] anyone [B] that you must realize.
[A] [E] [B] If you even try to steer her down, [A] you'll win in [E] the end.
[B] She'll burn your eyes, [A] she'll burn your [E] mouth.
[A]
Did a million [C#m] places, [A]
did a [E] million places [D] that [A] I've done.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [B] And I'm gonna have all your [A] walls.
Yeah, [E] I won't stop [B] until all of those damn walls.
[A] [E] Yeah, [B] I could kill the enemy.
[A] I got down on [E] foreign streets, [B] but I could never.
[A] [E] Well, now [B] you walk by me.
[A] You won't talk to [E] me.
See [B] this in my face?
[A] [E] Money, [B] red car, you walk the streets, boy.
[A] Mother, that'll [E] be me to see [B] you too late.
[A] She's [E] cool, yeah.
[A]
She'll burn [E] your faces.
[A]
She'll burn [E] your [A] places, places, that I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
[A] [E] Oh, I [B] get there.
[F#m] [F#] [B]
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] [A]
She'll burn [E] your [C#m] faces.
[F#]
She'll [E] burn your [D] places, places, that [A] I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get [F#] [A] [E] there.
[B] See this woman sitting next to [A] me?
She's [E] been there [B] a long [A] time.
[E] She's just [B] gonna pick me up and [A] when I cry, she'll wipe [E] my tears.
[B] I thank God she's mine.
[A] [E] Yeah, when [B] I leave this world, [A] you'll know that [E] I find [B] right love for me.
[A] [E] Well, the [B] man who gave me this, he [A] made me hate [B] myself so.
Just a lot of people that hold you low, and [E] I'm pretty, yeah.
She'll burn your [C#m] faces.
[F#]
She'll burn [E] your [D] places, places, [A] that I've done.
She'll burn your mother's gas.
She'll burn [E] your [D] mother's [A] gas.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get there.
[A] [E] When I get to [B] heaven.
Oh, [F#] [E] so long as [B] I'm there.
[E] When I'm in [B] there with you.
[A] [E]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[B] Well, an old man said to me [A] in a voice filled [E] with faith,
[B] there you go, young man.
_ [A] _ _ [E] Said, I'm gonna fight a war, gonna fight for my country,
[B] come foreign land.
_ [A] _ _ [E] He [B] said, my son, we'll never hurt you,
[A] never harm [E] anyone [B] that you must realize.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] If you even try to steer her down, [A] you'll win in [E] the end.
[B] She'll burn your eyes, [A] she'll burn your [E] mouth.
_ [A] _
Did a million [C#m] places, _ _ [A] _
_ did a [E] million places [D] that [A] I've done.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] And I'm gonna have all your [A] walls.
Yeah, [E] I won't stop [B] until all of those damn walls.
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah, [B] I could kill the enemy.
[A] I got down on [E] foreign streets, [B] but I could never.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Well, now [B] you walk by me.
[A] You won't talk to [E] me.
See [B] this in my face?
_ [A] _ _ [E] Money, [B] red car, you walk the streets, boy.
[A] Mother, that'll [E] be me to see [B] you too late.
[A] She's [E] cool, yeah.
_ [A] _
She'll burn [E] your faces.
_ _ [A] _
She'll burn [E] your [A] places, places, that I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
_ [A] _ _ [E] Oh, I [B] get there.
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ She'll burn [E] your [C#m] _ faces.
[F#] _
_ She'll [E] burn your [D] places, places, that [A] I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I _ [B] get [F#] _ [A] _ [E] there. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] See this woman sitting next to [A] me?
She's [E] been there [B] a long _ [A] time.
_ [E] _ She's just [B] gonna pick me up and [A] when I cry, she'll wipe [E] my tears.
[B] I thank God she's mine.
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah, when [B] I leave this world, [A] you'll know that [E] I find [B] right love for me.
[A] _ [E] _ Well, the [B] man who gave me this, he [A] made me hate [B] myself so.
Just a lot of people that hold you low, and [E] I'm pretty, yeah. _
She'll burn your [C#m] faces.
_ [F#] _ _ _
She'll burn [E] your [D] places, places, [A] that I've done.
She'll burn your _ _ mother's gas.
_ She'll burn [E] your [D] mother's [A] gas.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get there.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] When I get to [B] heaven.
Oh, _ [F#] _ _ [E] so long as [B] I'm there.
_ _ [E] When I'm in [B] there with you.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[B] Well, an old man said to me [A] in a voice filled [E] with faith,
[B] there you go, young man.
_ [A] _ _ [E] Said, I'm gonna fight a war, gonna fight for my country,
[B] come foreign land.
_ [A] _ _ [E] He [B] said, my son, we'll never hurt you,
[A] never harm [E] anyone [B] that you must realize.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] If you even try to steer her down, [A] you'll win in [E] the end.
[B] She'll burn your eyes, [A] she'll burn your [E] mouth.
_ [A] _
Did a million [C#m] places, _ _ [A] _
_ did a [E] million places [D] that [A] I've done.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] And I'm gonna have all your [A] walls.
Yeah, [E] I won't stop [B] until all of those damn walls.
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah, [B] I could kill the enemy.
[A] I got down on [E] foreign streets, [B] but I could never.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Well, now [B] you walk by me.
[A] You won't talk to [E] me.
See [B] this in my face?
_ [A] _ _ [E] Money, [B] red car, you walk the streets, boy.
[A] Mother, that'll [E] be me to see [B] you too late.
[A] She's [E] cool, yeah.
_ [A] _
She'll burn [E] your faces.
_ _ [A] _
She'll burn [E] your [A] places, places, that I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I [B] get to heaven.
_ [A] _ _ [E] Oh, I [B] get there.
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ She'll burn [E] your [C#m] _ faces.
[F#] _
_ She'll [E] burn your [D] places, places, that [A] I've done.
But I want her [E] to walk with me when I _ [B] get [F#] _ [A] _ [E] there. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] See this woman sitting next to [A] me?
She's [E] been there [B] a long _ [A] time.
_ [E] _ She's just [B] gonna pick me up and [A] when I cry, she'll wipe [E] my tears.
[B] I thank God she's mine.
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah, when [B] I leave this world, [A] you'll know that [E] I find [B] right love for me.
[A] _ [E] _ Well, the [B] man who gave me this, he [A] made me hate [B] myself so.
Just a lot of people that hold you low, and [E] I'm pretty, yeah. _
She'll burn your [C#m] faces.
_ [F#] _ _ _
She'll burn [E] your [D] places, places, [A] that I've done.
She'll burn your _ _ mother's gas.
_ She'll burn [E] your [D] mother's [A] gas.
But I want her to [E] walk with me when I [B] get there.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] When I get to [B] heaven.
Oh, _ [F#] _ _ [E] so long as [B] I'm there.
_ _ [E] When I'm in [B] there with you.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _