Chords for John Fogerty - The Old Man Down The Road (Live at Farm Aid 1997)
Tempo:
136.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
D
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[Em] [E]
We take the thunder from the mountains, we take the lightning from the sky, we [G] take the
food from [E] the hostel, we make the younger mama cry.
You got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock, you got the high, the high, the high,
[C] the old man [D] is [E] down the road.
You got the voices [A] speaking [E] rhythm, you got the eyes as black as coal, you [G] got a suitcase
covered [Em] with brown steak [E] pie, and a stand a-riding the road.
You got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock, you got the high, the high, the high,
[C] the old man [D]
is down the [E] road.
[A] [E]
[Am]
[Em] [E]
The rhythm call your lover, he make the bargain on the house, [G] he put a shed across [E] the window,
but when the old man come around, you got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock
and run away.
You got the high, the high, the high, [C] the old man [D] is down [E] the road.
[C] The old man [D] is [E] down the road.
[Em]
[E]
[G] [D] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[E]
[Em] [E]
We take the thunder from the mountains, we take the lightning from the sky, we [G] take the
food from [E] the hostel, we make the younger mama cry.
You got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock, you got the high, the high, the high,
[C] the old man [D] is [E] down the road.
You got the voices [A] speaking [E] rhythm, you got the eyes as black as coal, you [G] got a suitcase
covered [Em] with brown steak [E] pie, and a stand a-riding the road.
You got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock, you got the high, the high, the high,
[C] the old man [D]
is down the [E] road.
[A] [E]
[Am]
[Em] [E]
The rhythm call your lover, he make the bargain on the house, [G] he put a shed across [E] the window,
but when the old man come around, you got the high, the high, you got the jumping rock
and run away.
You got the high, the high, the high, [C] the old man [D] is down [E] the road.
[C] The old man [D] is [E] down the road.
[Em]
[E]
[G] [D] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
Key:
E
Em
D
A
G
E
Em
D
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We take the thunder from the mountains, we take the lightning from the sky, we [G] take the
food from [E] the hostel, we make the younger mama cry.
_ You got the high, the high, _ _ you got the jumping rock, _ _ you got the high, the high, the high,
_ [C] the old man _ [D] _ _ is [E] down the road.
_ _ _ _ _ You got the voices [A] speaking [E] rhythm, you got the eyes as black as coal, you [G] got a suitcase
covered [Em] with brown steak [E] pie, and a stand a-riding the road. _
You got the high, the high, _ _ you got the jumping rock, _ _ you got the high, the high, the high, _
[C] the old man _ [D] _ _
is down the [E] road. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The rhythm call your lover, _ he make the bargain on the house, [G] he put a shed across [E] the window,
_ but when the old man come around, you got the high, the high, _ you got the jumping rock
and run away.
_ You got the high, the high, the high, _ _ [C] the old man _ [D] _ is down [E] the road.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The old man _ [D] is _ [E] down the road.
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We take the thunder from the mountains, we take the lightning from the sky, we [G] take the
food from [E] the hostel, we make the younger mama cry.
_ You got the high, the high, _ _ you got the jumping rock, _ _ you got the high, the high, the high,
_ [C] the old man _ [D] _ _ is [E] down the road.
_ _ _ _ _ You got the voices [A] speaking [E] rhythm, you got the eyes as black as coal, you [G] got a suitcase
covered [Em] with brown steak [E] pie, and a stand a-riding the road. _
You got the high, the high, _ _ you got the jumping rock, _ _ you got the high, the high, the high, _
[C] the old man _ [D] _ _
is down the [E] road. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The rhythm call your lover, _ he make the bargain on the house, [G] he put a shed across [E] the window,
_ but when the old man come around, you got the high, the high, _ you got the jumping rock
and run away.
_ You got the high, the high, the high, _ _ [C] the old man _ [D] _ is down [E] the road.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The old man _ [D] is _ [E] down the road.
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