'The Old Account' - Paddy O' Brien.wmv Chords
Tempo:
97.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
Well, it was a time when earth went in the books of heaven,
And old account was standing, [B] the sins yet [E] unforgiven.
[A] My name was at the top, and many times below,
[B] But I went on to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
[A] Well, the record's clear today, cause he washed my sins away,
And the old [E] account was settled [A] long ago.
Well, the old account was large, and growing every day,
[D] And I was [A] always sinning, [B] and I never [E] tried to pray,
[A] But when I looked to him, and saw such pain and woe,
[D] Well, I went on [A] to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, long [E] ago.
Long ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my [A] sins away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
[D] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] Now sinners seek the Lord, repent of all your sins,
[D] Cause this he [A] has commanded, [B] if you were [E] entering,
[A] And in a few should live, a hundred years below,
[D] Well, you know you've [A] got it settled, [E] cause you settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
Long [E] ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
And the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [D] long ago.
[A]
Well, it was a time when earth went in the books of heaven,
And old account was standing, [B] the sins yet [E] unforgiven.
[A] My name was at the top, and many times below,
[B] But I went on to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
[A] Well, the record's clear today, cause he washed my sins away,
And the old [E] account was settled [A] long ago.
Well, the old account was large, and growing every day,
[D] And I was [A] always sinning, [B] and I never [E] tried to pray,
[A] But when I looked to him, and saw such pain and woe,
[D] Well, I went on [A] to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, long [E] ago.
Long ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my [A] sins away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
[D] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] Now sinners seek the Lord, repent of all your sins,
[D] Cause this he [A] has commanded, [B] if you were [E] entering,
[A] And in a few should live, a hundred years below,
[D] Well, you know you've [A] got it settled, [E] cause you settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
Long [E] ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
And the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [D] long ago.
[A]
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_ Well, it was a time when earth went in the books of heaven,
And old account was standing, [B] the sins yet [E] unforgiven.
[A] My name was at the top, and many times below,
[B] But I went on to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
_ [A] Well, the record's clear today, cause he washed my sins away,
And the old [E] account was settled [A] long ago.
_ Well, the old account was large, and growing every day,
[D] And I was [A] always sinning, [B] and I never [E] tried to pray,
[A] But when I looked to him, and saw such pain and woe,
[D] Well, I went on [A] to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, long [E] ago.
Long ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my [A] sins away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Now sinners seek the Lord, repent of all your sins,
[D] Cause this he [A] has commanded, [B] if you were [E] entering,
[A] And in a few should live, a hundred years below,
[D] Well, you know you've [A] got it settled, [E] cause you settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
Long [E] ago, _ long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
_ _ And the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [D] long ago.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, it was a time when earth went in the books of heaven,
And old account was standing, [B] the sins yet [E] unforgiven.
[A] My name was at the top, and many times below,
[B] But I went on to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
_ [A] Well, the record's clear today, cause he washed my sins away,
And the old [E] account was settled [A] long ago.
_ Well, the old account was large, and growing every day,
[D] And I was [A] always sinning, [B] and I never [E] tried to pray,
[A] But when I looked to him, and saw such pain and woe,
[D] Well, I went on [A] to the keeper, [E] and I settled it [A] long ago, long [E] ago.
Long ago, long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my [A] sins away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
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_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Now sinners seek the Lord, repent of all your sins,
[D] Cause this he [A] has commanded, [B] if you were [E] entering,
[A] And in a few should live, a hundred years below,
[D] Well, you know you've [A] got it settled, [E] cause you settled it [A] long ago, [E] long ago.
Long ago, [A] long ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
Long [E] ago, _ long [A] ago, I settled it all.
Yes, the old account was settled [E] long ago.
Well, [A] the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [A] long ago.
_ _ And the record's clear today, [D] cause he washed my sins [A] away,
And the old account [E] was settled [D] long ago.
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