Old Timer (The Song) by Waylon Jennings from his Waymore's Blues (Part II) album. Chords
Tempo:
104.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A] I grew up in Wyoming, in and around [D] Jackson's Hole,
[A] In the shadow of the T-towns where summers are hot and winters [D] unbearably cold.
[G] But the spring and the fall are always as good as [D] it gets.
[Am] For [A] over seventy years now, I've watched the [D] sun rise and set.
[A] I've been a cowboy, working the [D] roundups in spring.
[A] I've lived in the mountains, hunted the grizzly, trapping the [D] rivers and streams.
[G] Always the loner, I've treasured my freedom [D] the most.
[A] And though I never married as a young man, I might [D] have come close.
[C] From somewhere back [G] east, she came to the valley with [D] a man who did her no good.
He [C] was fast with the [G] ladies, a ten-horn gambler [D] and a chief whenever he could.
She [C] had no friends or family, [G] and most of the time he [D] was gone.
[A] He died in a card game, and she found herself [D] all alone.
[C] Alone and [G] afraid, and left unprotected, [D] cause he was all that she had.
[C] Maybe I should [G] have, but I never told her, [D] so she never knew he was bad.
[C] But I'll always remember, [G] standing and watching [D] her cry.
[A] There was no one to help her, but I was determined [D] to try.
[A] I mended her fences and fixed up her cabin, had everything [Gm] looking [D] good.
[A] I laid by her food and wood for the winter, helping wherever [D] I could.
The [G] more I was around her, the more I wanted [D] to be.
There [A] was something about her that brought out a good side [D] of me.
[C] I went into town, [G] bought a new [D] outfit, I got me a haircut and shave.
[C] I've trekked through the snow [G] for no good reason, [D] just to go by her cabin each day.
I [C] don't know about [G] love, but I was quite taken in by [D] it all.
[A] Till her brother came in the spring, and he took her back [D] to St.
Paul.
[A] I don't go down to Jackson, ain't nothing there but [D] motels and bars.
Too [A] damn many tourists, no place to hide, they'll find you wherever [Am] [D] you are.
[G] They like to call me old-timer, [D] I am [G] getting older [D] I guess.
[A] But I don't like the changes, cause I've seen it all [D] at its best.
[A] When my life is over, I don't want to be [D] left in town.
[A] But up in the mountains, there is a place, I marked off my own [D] piece of ground.
[G] High in the Tetons, above and away [D] from it all, [A] from the top of old Grand.
I'll bet on a clear day, you can see all the way to [D] St.
Paul.
[A] I grew up in Wyoming, in and around [D] Jackson's Hole,
[A] In the shadow of the T-towns where summers are hot and winters [D] unbearably cold.
[G] But the spring and the fall are always as good as [D] it gets.
[Am] For [A] over seventy years now, I've watched the [D] sun rise and set.
[A] I've been a cowboy, working the [D] roundups in spring.
[A] I've lived in the mountains, hunted the grizzly, trapping the [D] rivers and streams.
[G] Always the loner, I've treasured my freedom [D] the most.
[A] And though I never married as a young man, I might [D] have come close.
[C] From somewhere back [G] east, she came to the valley with [D] a man who did her no good.
He [C] was fast with the [G] ladies, a ten-horn gambler [D] and a chief whenever he could.
She [C] had no friends or family, [G] and most of the time he [D] was gone.
[A] He died in a card game, and she found herself [D] all alone.
[C] Alone and [G] afraid, and left unprotected, [D] cause he was all that she had.
[C] Maybe I should [G] have, but I never told her, [D] so she never knew he was bad.
[C] But I'll always remember, [G] standing and watching [D] her cry.
[A] There was no one to help her, but I was determined [D] to try.
[A] I mended her fences and fixed up her cabin, had everything [Gm] looking [D] good.
[A] I laid by her food and wood for the winter, helping wherever [D] I could.
The [G] more I was around her, the more I wanted [D] to be.
There [A] was something about her that brought out a good side [D] of me.
[C] I went into town, [G] bought a new [D] outfit, I got me a haircut and shave.
[C] I've trekked through the snow [G] for no good reason, [D] just to go by her cabin each day.
I [C] don't know about [G] love, but I was quite taken in by [D] it all.
[A] Till her brother came in the spring, and he took her back [D] to St.
Paul.
[A] I don't go down to Jackson, ain't nothing there but [D] motels and bars.
Too [A] damn many tourists, no place to hide, they'll find you wherever [Am] [D] you are.
[G] They like to call me old-timer, [D] I am [G] getting older [D] I guess.
[A] But I don't like the changes, cause I've seen it all [D] at its best.
[A] When my life is over, I don't want to be [D] left in town.
[A] But up in the mountains, there is a place, I marked off my own [D] piece of ground.
[G] High in the Tetons, above and away [D] from it all, [A] from the top of old Grand.
I'll bet on a clear day, you can see all the way to [D] St.
Paul.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I grew up in Wyoming, in and around [D] Jackson's Hole, _ _ _ _ _
[A] In the shadow of the T-towns where summers are hot and winters [D] unbearably cold.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But the spring and the fall are always as good as [D] it gets.
_ _ _ _ [Am] For [A] over seventy years now, I've watched the [D] sun rise and set. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've been a cowboy, working the [D] roundups in spring. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've lived in the mountains, _ hunted the grizzly, trapping the [D] rivers and streams. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Always the loner, I've treasured my freedom [D] the most. _
_ _ _ _ [A] And though I never married as a young man, I might [D] have come close.
_ _ _ _ [C] From somewhere back [G] east, she came to the valley with [D] a man who did her no good.
He [C] was fast with the [G] ladies, a ten-horn gambler [D] and a chief whenever he could.
She [C] had no friends or family, [G] and most of the time he [D] was gone.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] He died in a card game, and she found herself [D] all alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Alone and [G] afraid, and left unprotected, [D] cause he was all that she had.
_ [C] Maybe I should [G] have, but I never told her, [D] so she never knew he was bad.
_ [C] But I'll always remember, [G] standing and watching [D] her cry.
_ _ _ _ [A] There was no one to help her, but I was determined [D] to try.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I mended her fences and fixed up her cabin, _ had everything [Gm] looking [D] good. _ _ _
_ _ [A] I laid by her food and wood for the winter, _ helping wherever [D] I could.
_ _ _ _ The [G] more I was around her, the more I wanted [D] to be.
_ _ _ _ _ There [A] was something about her that brought out a good side [D] of me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I went into town, [G] bought a new [D] outfit, I got me a haircut and shave.
[C] I've trekked through the snow [G] for no good reason, [D] just to go by her cabin each day.
I [C] don't know about [G] love, but I was quite taken in by [D] it all.
_ _ _ _ [A] Till her brother came in the spring, _ _ and he took her back [D] to St.
Paul. _ _ _ _
[A] I don't go down to Jackson, ain't nothing there but [D] motels and bars. _ _ _ _
Too [A] damn many tourists, no place to hide, they'll find you wherever [Am] [D] you are.
_ _ _ _ [G] They like to call me old-timer, [D] I am [G] getting older [D] I guess.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But I don't like the changes, cause I've seen it all [D] at its best.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] When my life is over, I don't want to be [D] left in town.
_ _ _ _ [A] But up in the mountains, there is a place, I marked off my own [D] piece of ground. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] High in the Tetons, above and away [D] from it all, _ _ _ _ [A] from the top of old Grand. _ _ _
_ I'll bet on a clear day, you can see all the way to [D] St.
Paul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I grew up in Wyoming, in and around [D] Jackson's Hole, _ _ _ _ _
[A] In the shadow of the T-towns where summers are hot and winters [D] unbearably cold.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But the spring and the fall are always as good as [D] it gets.
_ _ _ _ [Am] For [A] over seventy years now, I've watched the [D] sun rise and set. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've been a cowboy, working the [D] roundups in spring. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've lived in the mountains, _ hunted the grizzly, trapping the [D] rivers and streams. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Always the loner, I've treasured my freedom [D] the most. _
_ _ _ _ [A] And though I never married as a young man, I might [D] have come close.
_ _ _ _ [C] From somewhere back [G] east, she came to the valley with [D] a man who did her no good.
He [C] was fast with the [G] ladies, a ten-horn gambler [D] and a chief whenever he could.
She [C] had no friends or family, [G] and most of the time he [D] was gone.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] He died in a card game, and she found herself [D] all alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Alone and [G] afraid, and left unprotected, [D] cause he was all that she had.
_ [C] Maybe I should [G] have, but I never told her, [D] so she never knew he was bad.
_ [C] But I'll always remember, [G] standing and watching [D] her cry.
_ _ _ _ [A] There was no one to help her, but I was determined [D] to try.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I mended her fences and fixed up her cabin, _ had everything [Gm] looking [D] good. _ _ _
_ _ [A] I laid by her food and wood for the winter, _ helping wherever [D] I could.
_ _ _ _ The [G] more I was around her, the more I wanted [D] to be.
_ _ _ _ _ There [A] was something about her that brought out a good side [D] of me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I went into town, [G] bought a new [D] outfit, I got me a haircut and shave.
[C] I've trekked through the snow [G] for no good reason, [D] just to go by her cabin each day.
I [C] don't know about [G] love, but I was quite taken in by [D] it all.
_ _ _ _ [A] Till her brother came in the spring, _ _ and he took her back [D] to St.
Paul. _ _ _ _
[A] I don't go down to Jackson, ain't nothing there but [D] motels and bars. _ _ _ _
Too [A] damn many tourists, no place to hide, they'll find you wherever [Am] [D] you are.
_ _ _ _ [G] They like to call me old-timer, [D] I am [G] getting older [D] I guess.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But I don't like the changes, cause I've seen it all [D] at its best.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] When my life is over, I don't want to be [D] left in town.
_ _ _ _ [A] But up in the mountains, there is a place, I marked off my own [D] piece of ground. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] High in the Tetons, above and away [D] from it all, _ _ _ _ [A] from the top of old Grand. _ _ _
_ I'll bet on a clear day, you can see all the way to [D] St.
Paul. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _