Old Hippie (C Major)
Artist: Bellamy Brothers    Genre: Contemporary Country    Roman Numerals: I, II, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: Leadpencil9   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G


Verse 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He turned thirty-five last Sunday,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] in his hair he found some		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gray
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But he still ain't changed his lifestyle,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] he likes it better the old		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] ways
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] So he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] grows a little garden
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] in the back		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] yard by the fence
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] consuming what he's growing
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nowa-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] days in self defense
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He gets		 out there in the twilight zone
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Some-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] times when it just don't make		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] no sense

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He gets off on country music,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 'cause disco left him		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] cold
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And he's got young friends into new wave,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] but he's just too friggin'		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] old
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] And he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dreams at night of Woodstock
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day John Lennon died
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] How the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] music made him happy,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] silence made him		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] cry
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Yeah,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] he thinks of John		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sometimes
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and he has to wonder why

Chorus
'Cause he's an [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't know what to do
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Should he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hang on to the old
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Should he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grab on to the new
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He's an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This new		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] life is just a bust
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He ain't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] trying to change nobody
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] He's just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trying real		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hard to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] adjust

Verse 3
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He was sure back in the sixties
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] that everyone was		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hip
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Then they sent him off to Vietnam
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on his senior		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] trip
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] And they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] forced him to become a man
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] while		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] he was still a boy
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And behind		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] each wave of tragedy
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] waited for the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] joy
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Now this		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] world may change around him,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but he just can't change no		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] more

Chorus
'Cause he's an [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't know what to do
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Should he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hang on to the old
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Should he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grab on to the new
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He's an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This new		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] life is just a bust
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He ain't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] trying to change nobody
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] He's just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trying real		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hard to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] adjust

Verse 4
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Well, he stays away a lot now
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] from the parties and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] clubs
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And he's thinking while he's joggin' 'round
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sure is glad he quit the hard		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] drugs
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 'Cause		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] him and his kind get more		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] endangered every day
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and pretty soon the species
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] will just		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] up and fade away		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Like the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] smoke from that torpedo
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] up and fade		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] away

Chorus
'Cause he's an [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't know what to do
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Should he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hang on to the old
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Should he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grab on to the new
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He's an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old hippie
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This new		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] life is just a bust
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He ain't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] trying to change nobody
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] He's just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trying real		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] hard to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] adjust

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