Chords for The Old Man - The Original Houghton Weavers

[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The _ tears have [F] all been shed now, _ we've [G] said _ our last _ [C] goodbye.
_ _ _ His [A] soul's been blessed, and he's [Dm] laid to rest, and it's now [D] _ I feel [G] _ alone.
_ He [C] was more than just a [F] father, _ _ [G] a teacher, _ _ my [C] best _ _ friend.
[A] He can still be _ heard in the [Dm] tunes we shared when we played [D] them on [G] our _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] own.
_ Oh, I [F] _
need _ _ not [C] forget him, _ for [F] he made me what I [C] _ am. _
Though [F] he may be gone, memories [C] linger _ on.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I miss him _
[G] as _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] a child, he'd _ take [F] me walking. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Feelings stream, _ _ [A] it's oddly _ things, not _ [D] noted things, a secret between him and _ [G] me. _ _ _
[C] Like the _ girl of [F] _
pheasants, _ _ as he [G] rises _ _ in [C] the dawn. _ _
_ [A] How to fish and [Dm] make a wish _ _ [D] beside a holy _ [G] tree. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] Oh, I [F] _ never will _
[C] forget him, _ for he [F] _
made me what I [C] am. _
_ Though he [F] may be gone, memories [C] _ linger on. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Life is _ [G] simple, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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[C] like a boat, he'll live [F] forever.
_ _ _ He's [G] _ _
so big and [C] _ _ strong, _ _ [A] _ he's wise, and [Dm] the years roll by.
A [D] father _ and [G] a son, _ _ [C] and suddenly when it [F] _ happens, _ _ [G] there's so much to _ _ [C] be _ said.
Take [A] a _ chance to [Dm] tell him thanks, _ for [D] everything _ [G] he's done. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, I [F] _ _
never will [C] forget him, _ for he [F] _ made me what I [C] am.
_ _ Though [F] he may be gone, memories [C]
linger _ on.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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