J.J. Cale - Old Man Chords

Tempo:
134.45 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#m

F#

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale - Old Man chords
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The gentleman here plays the little Fender bass, Mr.
Bill [B] Raffensperger.
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#m]
[B]
Old [F#] man he [F#m] catches [B] the fish [F#m] in the morning, he rides the railroad [B]
[F#m] everyday.
I [F#] go down to the bank [Bm] and holler [F#] when he passes, [B] hey [F#m] old man [B] are they biting [F#] today?
[B] [F#] Hey old man [Bm] are they biting [F#m] today?
[F#]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
I wake up [F#m] in the morning [B] thinking about [F#m] my troubles, [B] go down to the water and they pass [F#m] away.
[B] And when the [F#] old man he [B] comes floating down the river, hey [F#] old man are [B] they biting [F#] today?
[A] [B] Hey [F#] old man are [B] they biting today?
[F#] [B]
[B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B] [C#]
[F#m] [B]
Now here we got a thing that keeps on [F#m] rolling, [B] [F#m] it ain't heavy, [B] don't take it [F#m] that way.
The [B] old [F#] man he meet, we [B] got a good [F#m] thing going, [B] he [F#] catches fish and I settle [A] all day.
[B] He [F#m] catches fish [B] and I settle all day.
[E] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [B] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [B] He catches [F#] fish and I settle all day.
[B] Bill
[F#] [B] [C#]
[F#] [Bm]
[B] [G#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[N]
Raffensperger
Key:  
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
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To learn Jj Cale - Old Man chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F#, B, F#m and B in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 67 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 134 BPM. With the song's key of F# Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ The gentleman here plays the little Fender bass, Mr.
Bill [B] Raffensperger. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Old [F#] man he [F#m] catches [B] the fish [F#m] in the morning, he rides the railroad [B] _
[F#m] everyday.
I [F#] go down to the bank [Bm] and holler [F#] when he passes, [B] hey [F#m] old man [B] are they biting [F#] today?
_ [B] _ [F#] Hey old man [Bm] are they biting [F#m] today?
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wake up [F#m] in the morning [B] thinking about [F#m] my troubles, _ [B] go down to the water and they pass [F#m] away.
[B] And when the [F#] old man he [B] comes floating down the river, hey [F#] old man are [B] they biting [F#] today?
[A] _ [B] Hey [F#] old man are [B] they biting today?
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now here we got a thing that keeps on [F#m] rolling, _ [B] _ [F#m] it ain't heavy, [B] don't take it [F#m] that way.
The [B] old [F#] man he meet, we [B] got a good [F#m] thing going, [B] he [F#] catches fish and I settle [A] all day.
[B] He [F#m] catches fish [B] and I settle all day. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] He catches [F#] fish and I settle all day.
[B] _ Bill _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
Raffensperger _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Within the album Live, written by J.J. Cale, you'll find this song.

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