Chords for Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again

Tempo:
91.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#

E

C#m

G#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again chords
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[C#m]
I've seen a hand, [G#m] I've seen a vision
[E]
[F#] It was [E] reaching through [F#] the [G#] clouds to [C#m] risk a dream
[G#m] A shadow [E] crossed the sky [F#] and [G#m] it crushed it to [F#] the ground
[A#] [G#]
[C#m] Just like a beast
The old [F#] man's back again
[A] The [G#] old [C#m] man's back again
I've seen a woman [G#m] standing in [E] the snow
[F#] [E] She was silent [F#] as she [G#] watched them [C#m] take her man
[G#m] [E] Teardrops burned her [F#] cheeks [E] for she thought she'd [F#] heard
The [G#] shadow [C#m] had left this land
The [C#] old [F#] man's back again
[A] The [G#] old [C#m] man's back again
The crowds just gathered, [G#m] their [E] faces turned [F#] away
[E] And they queue all [F#] day like [G#] dragons [E] of [C#m] disgust
Older women [E] whispering, [F#] [E] wondering just what [F#] these young [G#] hotheads [C#m] were all of [C] us
[E] And Andre V, he cries [G#m] with [E] eyes that ring like [F#] chimes
[E] His anti [F#]-worlds go [E] spinning [C#m] through his head
He [G#m] burns them in his [E] [F#] dreams for [E] half awake
[F#] They [G#] may as well [C#m] be dead
The [C#] old [F#] man's back again
[A] I [C#m] [G#m] see [C#] he's back again
[C#m] I see a soldier, he's standing [E] in the rain
[F#] [E] For him there's no [F#] old [G#] man to [C#] walk [E] behind
[G#m] Devoured [E] by his pain, [F#] [E] bewildered by [F#] the faces [G#] who [C#m] pass him by
[G#m]
He'd like another name, [D#m] the [E] one he's [F#] got's a curse
[G#] These [C#m] people cry
[G#m] Why can't [E] they understand?
[F#] [E] His mother [F#] called him Ivan
[G#] Then she [C#m] died
The old [F#] man's back again
[A] The [C#m] [G#m] old
[C#m] man's back again
I can [F#] see he's back again
[A] [C#m] [B] [F#]
[A] [C#m] [G#] [C#m]
[G#m]
Key:  
F#
134211112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Scott Walker - (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime) The Old Mans Back Again chords, practice the chord sequence G#, C#m, G#m, E, F# and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 45 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Minor.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've seen a hand, [G#m] I've seen a vision
[E] _ _
[F#] It was [E] reaching through [F#] the [G#] clouds to [C#m] risk a dream
_ [G#m] A shadow [E] crossed the sky [F#] and [G#m] it crushed it to [F#] the ground
[A#] _ [G#]
[C#m] Just like a beast
_ The old [F#] man's back again
_ [A] The [G#] old [C#m] man's back _ again
_ I've _ seen a woman _ [G#m] standing in [E] the snow
[F#] _ [E] She was silent [F#] as she [G#] watched them [C#m] take her man
_ [G#m] _ [E] Teardrops burned her [F#] cheeks [E] for she thought she'd [F#] heard
The [G#] shadow [C#m] had left this land
_ The [C#] old [F#] man's back again
_ [A] The [G#] old [C#m] man's back again
_ _ The crowds just gathered, [G#m] their [E] faces turned [F#] away
[E] And they queue all [F#] day like [G#] dragons [E] of [C#m] disgust
_ Older women [E] whispering, [F#] _ [E] wondering just what [F#] these young [G#] hotheads [C#m] were all of [C] us
[E] And Andre V, he cries [G#m] with [E] eyes that ring like [F#] chimes
[E] His anti [F#]-worlds go [E] spinning [C#m] through his head
He [G#m] burns them in his [E] [F#] dreams for [E] half awake
[F#] They [G#] may as well [C#m] be dead
The [C#] _ old [F#] man's back again
[A] I _ [C#m] [G#m] see [C#] he's back again _
[C#m] I _ _ see a soldier, _ he's standing [E] in the rain
[F#] _ [E] For him there's no [F#] old [G#] man to [C#] walk [E] behind _
[G#m] Devoured [E] by his pain, [F#] _ _ [E] bewildered by [F#] the faces [G#] who [C#m] pass him by
[G#m] _
He'd like another name, [D#m] the [E] one he's [F#] got's a curse
[G#] These [C#m] people cry _
[G#m] Why can't [E] they understand?
[F#] _ [E] His mother [F#] called him Ivan
[G#] _ Then she [C#m] died
_ The old [F#] man's back again
[A] The [C#m] [G#m] old _
[C#m] man's _ _ _ back again
I can [F#] see he's back again
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [G#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Scott Engel.

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