Old Man

Written by: Randy Newman
From: “Sail Away” (1972)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Intro

E    A       A     E
Everyone has gone away
B7               B7      E
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
E      A      A        E
No one cared enough to stay
D                B7      E
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Bridge

    A             E
You must remember me, old man
  A             F#7        A
I know that you can if you try
        E            F#7sus    F#7
So just open up your eyes, old man
A                  A/B      E
Look who's come to say good-bye
Interlude:
| Esus4 E | E7 A | F#7 A | A/B E |
| Esus4 E | E7 A | F#7 A | A/B E |

Verse 1

    E                Asus4    A
The sun has left the sky, old man
    E                 Aadd9  A
The birds have flown away
    E              F#7
And no one came to cry, old man
     A        A/B       E
Good-bye, old man, good-bye

Verse 2

    E               Asus4    A
You want to stay, I know you do
       E               Aadd9  A
But it ain't no use to try
     E                     F#7
'Cos I'll be here, and I'm just like you
     A        A/B       E
Good-bye, old man, good-bye

Coda

      B7           E
Won't be no God to comfort you
              B7                  E
You taught me not to believe that lie
          A                E          A
You don't need anybody, no-body needs you
      Ddim7    B7         F#m7/G
Don't cry, old man, don't cry
Ddim7 B7   E/G
Ev’ry-body dies