The Old Folks Song (G Major)
Artist: Anna Johnson    Genre: Pop Folk    Strum Pattern: DuduDudu    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Two old		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] one big		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] house
A [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] million		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] memories,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pictures on the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wall
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Eight		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] grand-kids and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] long good-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] byes
A [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] big green		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] chair and home-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] made pumpkin		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pies

Interlude
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh, it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] been a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] long		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] da d		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ah		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] They met in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spring in		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Nineteen-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Forty Six
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] They fell in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love, they		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] married real		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] quick
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And now their		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fragile and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] frail and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thin
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Their love is		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] strong, it's an a-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mazing		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thing
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] They're still in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love...		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ama-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] zing

Transition
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Ohhh, and it's true it		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lasts
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] All I have to say is

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Life will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] change you and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] age you
But [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] if you have		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love, love,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] love will keep you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Young and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] carefree,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] loving you is easy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ohh-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] whoa I'll love you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] till the end		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] No		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] glamor,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] no		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] vogue
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Just two		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] people...		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] being		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Wrinkled		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] skin and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] wiry		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hair
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Stuck at		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] home, they don't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] go any-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have each		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] other, they don't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] go any-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where

Transition
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Ohhh, and it's not always		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beautiful
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And all I have to know is

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Life will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] change you and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] age you
But [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] if you have		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love, love,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] love will keep you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Young and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] carefree,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] loving you is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] easy
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ohh-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] whoa I'll love you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] till the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] end
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Till the very, very		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] end		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 4
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Some say, "		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] doesn't		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] last"
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] It takes some		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] work, but		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] what's wrong with		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] that?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I only		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hope that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] someday I can		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Just like the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old folks in this		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sto-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ry
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Just like the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old folks in this		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sto-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ry

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