Chords for Old Hippie Update

Hey everybody, it's me John for those of y'all that don't know my good friend buck buck Norris music
_ He does a lot of cover tunes as well as some very fine originals on his channel
_ Link is gonna be in the side in the info section
If you haven't checked him out, I suggest you do
_ excellent excellent artist and
he
Always gives you a history lesson where this covers also
His information section is fascinating to read the background research.
He does on the songs that he he covers
_ If you check him out you won't be sorry
Last couple of days.
He's done the Bellamy brothers old hippie and old hippie revisited _
The tune they originally released the hippie was 35
10 years later in
1995 they did remake
the hippie was 45 and
_ Listening to the songs the last couple of days.
I thought what this really needed was a updated version and I
Know it hasn't been
that long yet, but I went ahead and
Made the hippie in my version 63 so he's turning 63 and
The math doesn't quite add up, but it makes the song work a little better
So I hope you can forgive that and I hope you can forgive the fact that I'm nowhere near the musician that Buck is _
But anyways, this is my version updated _ _ _
_ _ _ He turned 63 on Friday
_ [C] And his hair is almost [G] gone _ _ _
_ Almost 20 years has passed
[C] _ So I'm updating [D] it song
_ _ _ _ He still grows a garden [G] in the corner of the yard
[C] But now he's growing it [G] so that he doesn't starve.
It's supposed to be his golden years
[C] _
But to him is [G] just plain hard _ _ _ _
Well, he's working out the Walmart
_ [C] _ making [G] minimum wage
_ _ _ He just stands inside the front door [C] and as people pass he [D] waves _ _ _
_ [C] He thought he'd be retired [G] and living on a beach
But [C] the economy's gone to hell when [G] his dream is out of reach
He thought this new guy was different, [C] _ but all [G] he does is preach _
_ _ And [C] he's an old
Hippie [G] and this world is passed by
[D] He don't own a cell [G] phone and don't understand Wi-Fi.
[C] He's an old
Hippie [G] and high-tech has left him cold.
[D] He tried to change his [C] ways, but he's just [G] too dang old _
_ _ _ Well, he saw the towers fall
[C] _
And his [G] country go to war _ _ _
Then we went into Iraq
[C] _ And he wondered [D] how much more
_ _ _ _ [C] He thought about John Lennon and how [G] we still ain't found no peace
He sees where this world's headed [G] any praise for some relief
Yay says a prayer for mankind
[C] That Hayden [G] war will cease
_ _ _ [C] Cuz he's an old
Hippie [G] trying to keep the faith.
[D] He sees our fast-paced [G] lifestyle and thinks it's such a waste
[C] He's an old
Hippie [G] and this world is going bust
So [D] he does what he can and he prays for the rest of [G] us
_ _ _ _ Well, he's looking to the future
[C] _ And he knows his end is [G] near _
_ _ _ His way of life is long [C] gone
Everything that [D] he held dear _ _ _ _
[C] Him and his kind get more [G] endangered every day
[C] And he knows when he's gone the [G] dreams of Woodstock will all fade
So he tries to pass his stories [C] on
Before he [G] goes away _ _ _
_ [C] Cuz he's an old
[G] Hippie trying to keep the faith.
He [D] sees our fast-paced lifestyle [G] and thinks it's such a waste
[C] He's an old
Hippie [G] and this world is going bust
[D] So he does what he can and he prays for the rest of [G] us _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Well, that's my updated version hope you enjoyed