Chords for My Old Man
Tempo:
148.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
A
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When [D#m] I was a young [C#m] boy in Brooklyn going to [B] public school,
[E] During [F#] recess in [B] the concrete playground they [Bm] lined us up by [B] twos.
[E] In alphabetical order [A] Reagan read and wrote so I [B] still remember the names.
[G#] And stickball and [E] steeple were the only [A] games that we played.
[B]
[A] And [F#] I wanted to be like my [E] old man.
I
[F#] wanted to grow up [B] to be like my [E] old man.
[F#] I wanted to be like my old [E] man.
[F#] I wanted to [B] dress like, I wanted [B] to be just [F#] like, I wanted to act like my [E] old man.
[F#] I wanted to be like, I wanted [A] to act [F#] like, I wanted to [B] be just like [E] my old man.
And then [B] like everyone [C#m] else I started to grow.
[E] And I [F#] didn't want to be [E] like my father anymore.
[Bm]
[B] [E] I was sick [B] of this bullying [A] and having to hide under a [B] desk on the floor.
[E] And when he [F#] beat my mother it [E] made me so mad that I could [Bm] choke.
[B] [F#] And I didn't want to be like my old [E] man.
[F#] I, I didn't even want to look like my [E] old man.
I [F#]
didn't even want to seem like my old [E] man.
A son [B] watches his father [F#] being cruel [G#] to his mother and makes a vow to return [E] only when
he is [F#] so much bigger, in every way [A] so much bigger [F#] that the old man [E] will never hit anyone again.
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
[A] [F#]
Like my [E] old man.
Like my [A] old man.
[F#m]
Like my [E] old man.
[G#] Like my [A] old man.
Can you believe [F#m] what he said to me?
He said, you act [E] just like a man.
Well, [G#] why don't you act just [A] like a man?
[F#m] Act like your daddy, [E] act like a man.
Well, why don't you act [A] just like a man?
[F#m]
Like your [E] old man.
Well, [G#m] like my [A] old man.
[F#]
[E] Just like [G#m] my [A] old man.
[F#m] [E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
[E] During [F#] recess in [B] the concrete playground they [Bm] lined us up by [B] twos.
[E] In alphabetical order [A] Reagan read and wrote so I [B] still remember the names.
[G#] And stickball and [E] steeple were the only [A] games that we played.
[B]
[A] And [F#] I wanted to be like my [E] old man.
I
[F#] wanted to grow up [B] to be like my [E] old man.
[F#] I wanted to be like my old [E] man.
[F#] I wanted to [B] dress like, I wanted [B] to be just [F#] like, I wanted to act like my [E] old man.
[F#] I wanted to be like, I wanted [A] to act [F#] like, I wanted to [B] be just like [E] my old man.
And then [B] like everyone [C#m] else I started to grow.
[E] And I [F#] didn't want to be [E] like my father anymore.
[Bm]
[B] [E] I was sick [B] of this bullying [A] and having to hide under a [B] desk on the floor.
[E] And when he [F#] beat my mother it [E] made me so mad that I could [Bm] choke.
[B] [F#] And I didn't want to be like my old [E] man.
[F#] I, I didn't even want to look like my [E] old man.
I [F#]
didn't even want to seem like my old [E] man.
A son [B] watches his father [F#] being cruel [G#] to his mother and makes a vow to return [E] only when
he is [F#] so much bigger, in every way [A] so much bigger [F#] that the old man [E] will never hit anyone again.
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
[A] [F#]
Like my [E] old man.
Like my [A] old man.
[F#m]
Like my [E] old man.
[G#] Like my [A] old man.
Can you believe [F#m] what he said to me?
He said, you act [E] just like a man.
Well, [G#] why don't you act just [A] like a man?
[F#m] Act like your daddy, [E] act like a man.
Well, why don't you act [A] just like a man?
[F#m]
Like your [E] old man.
Well, [G#m] like my [A] old man.
[F#]
[E] Just like [G#m] my [A] old man.
[F#m] [E]
[A] [F#]
[E]
Key:
E
F#
A
B
F#m
E
F#
A
_ When [D#m] I was a young [C#m] boy in Brooklyn going to [B] public school, _ _
_ _ [E] During [F#] recess in [B] the concrete playground they [Bm] lined us up by _ [B] twos. _
_ [E] In alphabetical order [A] Reagan read and wrote so I [B] still remember the names. _
_ [G#] And stickball and [E] steeple were the only [A] games that we played.
[B] _ _
_ [A] And [F#] I wanted to be like my [E] old man.
I _
_ _ [F#] _ _ wanted to grow up [B] to be like my [E] old man. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I wanted to be like my old [E] man. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I wanted to [B] dress like, I wanted [B] to be just [F#] like, I wanted to act like my [E] old man.
_ _ [F#] I wanted to be like, I wanted [A] to act [F#] like, I wanted to [B] be just like [E] my old man.
_ _ _ _ _ And then [B] like everyone [C#m] else I started to grow.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And I [F#] didn't want to be [E] like my father anymore.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] I was sick [B] of this bullying [A] and having to hide under a [B] desk on the floor.
_ _ _ _ [E] And when he [F#] beat my mother it [E] made me so mad that I could [Bm] choke. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] And I didn't want to be like my old [E] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] I, I didn't even want to look like my [E] old man.
_ I _ _ _ [F#] _
didn't even want to seem like my old [E] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ A son [B] watches his father [F#] being cruel [G#] to his mother and makes a vow to return [E] only when
_ he is [F#] so much bigger, in every way [A] so much bigger [F#] that the old man [E] will never hit anyone again. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
Like my [E] old man. _ _ _
Like my [A] old _ man.
[F#m] _
Like my [E] old man. _ _ _
[G#] Like my [A] old man.
Can you believe [F#m] what he said to me?
He said, you act [E] just like a man.
_ Well, [G#] why don't you act just [A] like a man?
_ _ [F#m] Act like your daddy, [E] act like a man.
Well, why don't you act [A] just like a man?
_ [F#m] _
Like your [E] old man.
Well, _ [G#m] like my [A] old man.
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ Just like [G#m] my [A] old man.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] During [F#] recess in [B] the concrete playground they [Bm] lined us up by _ [B] twos. _
_ [E] In alphabetical order [A] Reagan read and wrote so I [B] still remember the names. _
_ [G#] And stickball and [E] steeple were the only [A] games that we played.
[B] _ _
_ [A] And [F#] I wanted to be like my [E] old man.
I _
_ _ [F#] _ _ wanted to grow up [B] to be like my [E] old man. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I wanted to be like my old [E] man. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I wanted to [B] dress like, I wanted [B] to be just [F#] like, I wanted to act like my [E] old man.
_ _ [F#] I wanted to be like, I wanted [A] to act [F#] like, I wanted to [B] be just like [E] my old man.
_ _ _ _ _ And then [B] like everyone [C#m] else I started to grow.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] And I [F#] didn't want to be [E] like my father anymore.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] I was sick [B] of this bullying [A] and having to hide under a [B] desk on the floor.
_ _ _ _ [E] And when he [F#] beat my mother it [E] made me so mad that I could [Bm] choke. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] And I didn't want to be like my old [E] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] I, I didn't even want to look like my [E] old man.
_ I _ _ _ [F#] _
didn't even want to seem like my old [E] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ A son [B] watches his father [F#] being cruel [G#] to his mother and makes a vow to return [E] only when
_ he is [F#] so much bigger, in every way [A] so much bigger [F#] that the old man [E] will never hit anyone again. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
Like my [E] old man. _ _ _
Like my [A] old _ man.
[F#m] _
Like my [E] old man. _ _ _
[G#] Like my [A] old man.
Can you believe [F#m] what he said to me?
He said, you act [E] just like a man.
_ Well, [G#] why don't you act just [A] like a man?
_ _ [F#m] Act like your daddy, [E] act like a man.
Well, why don't you act [A] just like a man?
_ [F#m] _
Like your [E] old man.
Well, _ [G#m] like my [A] old man.
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ Just like [G#m] my [A] old man.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _