Chords for The Old Man - The New Barleycorn

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The [A] tears have all been [D] shed now, _ [E] we've said our last [A] goodbyes. _
[F#m] His soul's been blessed, [Bm] he's laid to rest, [B] and it's now I feel [E] alone. _ _
[A] He was more than just [D] a father, _ [E] a teacher, my [A] best friend. _
[F#m] He can still be heard [Bm] in the songs we shared [B] when we played them on [E] our own.
_ _ _ _ [D] No, I never will [A] forget him, _ [D] for he made me what [A] I am.
_ [D] Though he may be gone, [A] memories linger [F#m] on, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Bm] miss him, [E] _
[A] the old man.
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[A] As a boy, he'd take me [D] walking _ through [E] mountains, fields, and [A] streams. _
[F#m] And he'd show me things [Bm] not known to kings, [B] and secrets between him [E] and me. _
[A] Like the colors of [D] the pheasant as [E] he rises in [A] the dawn. _
[F#m] And how to fish [Bm] and make a wish _ [B] beside the fairy [E] tree. _
_ _ _ _ [D] No, I never will [A] forget him, _ [D] for he made me [A] what I am.
_ [D] Though he may be gone, memories [F#m] linger on, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Bm] miss him, _ the [A] old man.
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I thought he'd live [D] forever, _ _ [E] he seemed so big and [A] strong. _
[G#m] [F#m] But the minutes fly, [Bm] and the years roll by, [B] for a father and [E] a son. _
[A] And suddenly, when [D] it happened, _ _ [E] there was so much left [A] unsaid. _
[F#m] No second chance [B] to tell him [Bm] thanks [B] for _ everything [E] he did. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] No, I never will [A] forget him, [D] for he made me [A] what I am.
Though [D] he may be gone, [A] memories linger [F#m] on, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Bm] miss him, [E] _
[A] the old man.
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