Buying A Book Chords by Joe Tex
Tempo:
130.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [B]
I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
I
[F#] walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove?
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl
wrapped around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up,
because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
He said, son, sit down here, let me tell you something.
He said, all my life I've [F#] worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
He said, so would you please leave this old [B] gray haired man alone.
Mind your business.
Let me and this young girl have us a little bit of fun.
[F#] That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
[B]
[F#]
That's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
[B]
That's what you're doing to me.
But don't do it.
[E] Don't do [B] it.
[F#] Send that young girl home.
[B] Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare [F#] not call.
Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open day time the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Riding around with this young man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
She said, son, oh, son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
For a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
Since [B] the last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car just [F#] wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing,
[B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man went.
Oh, Lord.
Oh, oh.
I said, I said, you're [B] just bad.
That's all you're doing.
[F#] That's what I told her.
Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
[B]
You're a quitted tree.
But I said, that's your car driving home.
Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more.
No.
I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
I
[F#] walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove?
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl
wrapped around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up,
because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
He said, son, sit down here, let me tell you something.
He said, all my life I've [F#] worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
He said, so would you please leave this old [B] gray haired man alone.
Mind your business.
Let me and this young girl have us a little bit of fun.
[F#] That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
[B]
[F#]
That's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
[B]
That's what you're doing to me.
But don't do it.
[E] Don't do [B] it.
[F#] Send that young girl home.
[B] Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare [F#] not call.
Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open day time the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Riding around with this young man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
She said, son, oh, son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
For a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
Since [B] the last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car just [F#] wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing,
[B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man went.
Oh, Lord.
Oh, oh.
I said, I said, you're [B] just bad.
That's all you're doing.
[F#] That's what I told her.
Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
[B]
You're a quitted tree.
But I said, that's your car driving home.
Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more.
No.
Key:
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F#
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
I _
[F#] walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove? _
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl
wrapped around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up,
_ because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
_ He said, son, sit down here, let me tell you something.
He said, all my life I've [F#] worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
_ But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
_ He said, so would you please _ leave this old [B] gray haired man alone. _ _
Mind your business.
_ Let me and this young girl have us a little bit of fun.
[F#] That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, _ _ here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ That's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ That's what you're doing to me.
_ But don't do it.
[E] _ _ _ Don't do [B] it. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Send that young girl home.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare [F#] not call.
_ Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
_ The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open day time the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Riding around with this young man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
_ She said, son, oh, son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
For a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
Since [B] the last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car just [F#] wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing,
[B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man went.
Oh, Lord.
Oh, _ oh.
I said, I said, you're [B] just bad. _
_ _ _ _ That's all you're doing.
_ _ [F#] That's what I told her.
_ Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ You're a quitted _ tree. _ _ _ _
But I said, that's your car driving home.
Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more.
No. _ _ _
_ _ I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
I _
[F#] walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove? _
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl
wrapped around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up,
_ because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
_ He said, son, sit down here, let me tell you something.
He said, all my life I've [F#] worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
_ But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
_ He said, so would you please _ leave this old [B] gray haired man alone. _ _
Mind your business.
_ Let me and this young girl have us a little bit of fun.
[F#] That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, _ _ here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ That's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ That's what you're doing to me.
_ But don't do it.
[E] _ _ _ Don't do [B] it. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Send that young girl home.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare [F#] not call.
_ Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
_ The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open day time the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Riding around with this young man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
_ She said, son, oh, son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
For a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
Since [B] the last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car just [F#] wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing,
[B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man went.
Oh, Lord.
Oh, _ oh.
I said, I said, you're [B] just bad. _
_ _ _ _ That's all you're doing.
_ _ [F#] That's what I told her.
_ Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ You're a quitted _ tree. _ _ _ _
But I said, that's your car driving home.
Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more.
No. _ _ _
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