Old Hippie (The Sequel) Chords
Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
He'll be 45 come Wednesday
[E] His gray hair is [B] getting thin
But he's still hanging in [F#] there
Don't feel too bad for the shape.
He's in
[E] He's seen yuppies in the White House, [B] but he thinks they're gonna fail
[E] Cuz he just don't trust the president [B] that never [F#] has in hand [B] and he prays to God to stop this [E] crime
But it seems to [B] know a way
Well, he still loves country music
[E] He's been left out [B] in the dark
Cuz they don't play Merle and George no more.
He don't know Billy [F#] Ray from God
[E] And he's heard of what stock to [B] but it never could compete
[E] He was there the day that Hendrix [B] played the anthem [F#] where they speak
[B] back when all those grunge [E] bands
Couldn't even [B] keep a beat
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
He still thinks back on the 60s
[E] But not in the [B] same way
They built a wall to his war
Then forgot the [F#] MIA
[E] And he's trying to be a nice [B] man, but it's too much of a bore
[E] Cause fax machines and cell phones [B] ain't what he was [F#] put here for [B] and in a world selling sex and youth
[E] He's the last old [B] dinosaur
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
Well, he comes on home from work now
[E] Take some time up [B] with the kids
Try to teach them right from wrong.
[F#] Hope they don't learn it the way he did
[E] And his eyes are on the future
[B] But it's looking pretty sad [E] and with every day that passes he [B] becomes more [F#] like a dad
He [B] hopes that when this century turned [E] around
Things won't be [B] so bad
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie still [B] adjusting to the change.
He [F#] just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
He [F#] just trying to find some balance [E] in a [C#m] world gone totally [B] insane
[E] His gray hair is [B] getting thin
But he's still hanging in [F#] there
Don't feel too bad for the shape.
He's in
[E] He's seen yuppies in the White House, [B] but he thinks they're gonna fail
[E] Cuz he just don't trust the president [B] that never [F#] has in hand [B] and he prays to God to stop this [E] crime
But it seems to [B] know a way
Well, he still loves country music
[E] He's been left out [B] in the dark
Cuz they don't play Merle and George no more.
He don't know Billy [F#] Ray from God
[E] And he's heard of what stock to [B] but it never could compete
[E] He was there the day that Hendrix [B] played the anthem [F#] where they speak
[B] back when all those grunge [E] bands
Couldn't even [B] keep a beat
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
He still thinks back on the 60s
[E] But not in the [B] same way
They built a wall to his war
Then forgot the [F#] MIA
[E] And he's trying to be a nice [B] man, but it's too much of a bore
[E] Cause fax machines and cell phones [B] ain't what he was [F#] put here for [B] and in a world selling sex and youth
[E] He's the last old [B] dinosaur
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
Well, he comes on home from work now
[E] Take some time up [B] with the kids
Try to teach them right from wrong.
[F#] Hope they don't learn it the way he did
[E] And his eyes are on the future
[B] But it's looking pretty sad [E] and with every day that passes he [B] becomes more [F#] like a dad
He [B] hopes that when this century turned [E] around
Things won't be [B] so bad
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie still [B] adjusting to the change.
He [F#] just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
He [F#] just trying to find some balance [E] in a [C#m] world gone totally [B] insane
Key:
B
E
F#
C#m
B
E
F#
C#m
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He'll be 45 come Wednesday
[E] His gray hair is [B] getting thin _ _ _ _ _ _
But he's still hanging in [F#] there
Don't feel too bad for the shape.
He's in _ _ _ _
[E] He's seen yuppies in the White House, [B] but he thinks they're gonna fail
[E] Cuz he just don't trust the president [B] that never [F#] has in hand [B] and he prays to God to stop this [E] crime
But it seems to [B] know a way
_ _ _ _ Well, he still loves country music
[E] _ He's been left out [B] in the dark _ _ _ _ _
Cuz they don't play Merle and George no more.
He don't know Billy [F#] Ray from God _ _ _ _ _
[E] And he's heard of what stock to [B] but it never could compete
[E] He was there the day that Hendrix [B] played the anthem [F#] where they speak
[B] back when all those grunge [E] bands
Couldn't even [B] keep a beat _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
_ _ _ _ He still thinks back on the 60s
[E] _ But not in the [B] same way
_ _ _ _ They built a wall to his war
_ Then forgot the [F#] MIA _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And he's trying to be a nice [B] man, but it's too much of a bore
[E] Cause fax machines and cell phones [B] ain't what he was [F#] put here for [B] and in a world selling sex and youth
[E] _ He's the last old [B] dinosaur _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane _ _ _ _ _
Well, he comes on home from work now
[E] _ Take some time up [B] with the kids _ _ _ _ _ _
Try to teach them right from wrong.
[F#] Hope they don't learn it the way he did _ _ _ _ _
[E] And his eyes are on the future
[B] But it's looking pretty sad [E] and with every day that passes he [B] becomes more [F#] like a dad
He [B] hopes that when this century turned [E] around
_ Things won't be [B] so bad _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie still [B] adjusting to the change.
He [F#] just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
_ _ _ _ _ He [F#] just trying to find some balance [E] in a [C#m] world gone totally [B] insane _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He'll be 45 come Wednesday
[E] His gray hair is [B] getting thin _ _ _ _ _ _
But he's still hanging in [F#] there
Don't feel too bad for the shape.
He's in _ _ _ _
[E] He's seen yuppies in the White House, [B] but he thinks they're gonna fail
[E] Cuz he just don't trust the president [B] that never [F#] has in hand [B] and he prays to God to stop this [E] crime
But it seems to [B] know a way
_ _ _ _ Well, he still loves country music
[E] _ He's been left out [B] in the dark _ _ _ _ _
Cuz they don't play Merle and George no more.
He don't know Billy [F#] Ray from God _ _ _ _ _
[E] And he's heard of what stock to [B] but it never could compete
[E] He was there the day that Hendrix [B] played the anthem [F#] where they speak
[B] back when all those grunge [E] bands
Couldn't even [B] keep a beat _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
_ _ _ _ He still thinks back on the 60s
[E] _ But not in the [B] same way
_ _ _ _ They built a wall to his war
_ Then forgot the [F#] MIA _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And he's trying to be a nice [B] man, but it's too much of a bore
[E] Cause fax machines and cell phones [B] ain't what he was [F#] put here for [B] and in a world selling sex and youth
[E] _ He's the last old [B] dinosaur _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] still adjusting to the change.
[F#] He just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane _ _ _ _ _
Well, he comes on home from work now
[E] _ Take some time up [B] with the kids _ _ _ _ _ _
Try to teach them right from wrong.
[F#] Hope they don't learn it the way he did _ _ _ _ _
[E] And his eyes are on the future
[B] But it's looking pretty sad [E] and with every day that passes he [B] becomes more [F#] like a dad
He [B] hopes that when this century turned [E] around
_ Things won't be [B] so bad _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's an old
Hippie [B] even older than before
[F#] Wondering what to pay attention to [B] and what should he ignore?
[E] He's an old
Hippie still [B] adjusting to the change.
He [F#] just trying to find some balance in a world gone totally [B] insane
_ _ _ _ _ He [F#] just trying to find some balance [E] in a [C#m] world gone totally [B] insane _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _