Chords for Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Live At The Jazz Cafe, 07/05/11)
Tempo:
112.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You know I stopped calling him old man.
Nobody likes [Gm] to be called old.
I know I [Ab] don't
[G] But [Abm] I made a song back in [B] 1969
[G] It was called, [E] it was one of my first records.
[G] I'd rather be an old [Ab] man's sweetheart
[F]
[Eb] Than to be a [E] young man's fool
[G] [A] See it [B] doesn't apply to me [Eb] now
[Bb] Cause [Eb] my old man would be a hundred
[B] And that's [A] the problem
[B] I'm a good [E] old man now
[D] You [B] may think I'm living for the love of my life
But I know from experience
That I'm not
[E] Man I'm not
I'm no more
[B] He came from nowhere
I'm not living anymore
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] Than [Cm] to [E] be a [B] young man's [Gbm] [Dm] [B]
fool
I'm not
He came from nowhere I'm not
I'm no more
I'm not [D] [F]
[E] living anymore
[Bm]
[B]
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] [B] Than to be a young man's fool
[A]
[B] [E] [D]
[B] I'm [Eb] not
I found the one
[B] He called me a young man's fool
But I let him live that old man
He called me a young man's sweetheart
[E] He told me to go
He left me
[Ab] My [B] young man is somewhere busy
But I love him
[Gb] I love you old man's sweetheart
[E] [Fm] Than to be a [B] young man's fool
I love you
[Eb] I love [B]
[Eb] [Bm] [B]
[Dm] you
[B]
I love you
I love you
No, no.
[Bm]
[B] Woo!
[A] [Bb]
[B] Ah, yeah!
You know, a lot [Dm] of [B] times
Sometimes when a [Bm] guy gets kind of old,
[B] it starts lacking in one area, [Eb] [A] but
You [B] make stuff, boys.
How many [A] ladies would like to go [B] shopping?
Yeah!
Yeah! [D] Woo! Woo!
I need y'all to take me [B] shopping.
[A] Ask me [Bm] what you want.
Let me pull out a credit card.
I'm alright about it ain't I?
[A]
[B] Take you out to the center, pay the bill.
Come on guys.
[E] I'm talking about [B] two strong asses.
[E] [Bm] What [A]
[B] [Abm] [Gbm] about you Billy?
[A]
[B] [E] [D] I ain't gonna [B] be here all day.
You know what?
[Bb] We [B] gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
[A] We gonna [Bm] take you back.
You can't get fucked without a bank plan.
What?
[Gbm] [B] [E]
[D] What [Bm] happened?
What?
[Gbm] [E] [Ab] What happened?
[Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
We gonna take you back.
You can't get fucked without [E] [Bm] a bank plan.
What happened?
No, no, no.
[E] I ain't gonna [Bm] be here all day.
I [B] ain't gonna be here all day.
[Bm] I ain't [A]
[B] [Gbm]
[B]
[Gb] [E] [D] [Em]
[B] gonna be here [Gbm]
[D] [B] all day.
[Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get [B] fucked.
[G] Oh.
[Abm] [Bb] What?
you
[Gbm] [Gb] [E]
Nobody likes [Gm] to be called old.
I know I [Ab] don't
[G] But [Abm] I made a song back in [B] 1969
[G] It was called, [E] it was one of my first records.
[G] I'd rather be an old [Ab] man's sweetheart
[F]
[Eb] Than to be a [E] young man's fool
[G] [A] See it [B] doesn't apply to me [Eb] now
[Bb] Cause [Eb] my old man would be a hundred
[B] And that's [A] the problem
[B] I'm a good [E] old man now
[D] You [B] may think I'm living for the love of my life
But I know from experience
That I'm not
[E] Man I'm not
I'm no more
[B] He came from nowhere
I'm not living anymore
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] Than [Cm] to [E] be a [B] young man's [Gbm] [Dm] [B]
fool
I'm not
He came from nowhere I'm not
I'm no more
I'm not [D] [F]
[E] living anymore
[Bm]
[B]
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] [B] Than to be a young man's fool
[A]
[B] [E] [D]
[B] I'm [Eb] not
I found the one
[B] He called me a young man's fool
But I let him live that old man
He called me a young man's sweetheart
[E] He told me to go
He left me
[Ab] My [B] young man is somewhere busy
But I love him
[Gb] I love you old man's sweetheart
[E] [Fm] Than to be a [B] young man's fool
I love you
[Eb] I love [B]
[Eb] [Bm] [B]
[Dm] you
[B]
I love you
I love you
No, no.
[Bm]
[B] Woo!
[A] [Bb]
[B] Ah, yeah!
You know, a lot [Dm] of [B] times
Sometimes when a [Bm] guy gets kind of old,
[B] it starts lacking in one area, [Eb] [A] but
You [B] make stuff, boys.
How many [A] ladies would like to go [B] shopping?
Yeah!
Yeah! [D] Woo! Woo!
I need y'all to take me [B] shopping.
[A] Ask me [Bm] what you want.
Let me pull out a credit card.
I'm alright about it ain't I?
[A]
[B] Take you out to the center, pay the bill.
Come on guys.
[E] I'm talking about [B] two strong asses.
[E] [Bm] What [A]
[B] [Abm] [Gbm] about you Billy?
[A]
[B] [E] [D] I ain't gonna [B] be here all day.
You know what?
[Bb] We [B] gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
[A] We gonna [Bm] take you back.
You can't get fucked without a bank plan.
What?
[Gbm] [B] [E]
[D] What [Bm] happened?
What?
[Gbm] [E] [Ab] What happened?
[Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
We gonna take you back.
You can't get fucked without [E] [Bm] a bank plan.
What happened?
No, no, no.
[E] I ain't gonna [Bm] be here all day.
I [B] ain't gonna be here all day.
[Bm] I ain't [A]
[B] [Gbm]
[B]
[Gb] [E] [D] [Em]
[B] gonna be here [Gbm]
[D] [B] all day.
[Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get [B] fucked.
[G] Oh.
[Abm] [Bb] What?
you
[Gbm] [Gb] [E]
Key:
B
E
Bm
A
D
B
E
Bm
_ You know I stopped calling him old man.
Nobody likes [Gm] to be called old.
I know I _ [Ab] don't
[G] _ _ _ But [Abm] I made a song back in [B] _ 1969
_ [G] It was called, [E] it was one of my first records.
[G] I'd rather be an old [Ab] man's sweetheart
[F] _ _
[Eb] Than to be a [E] young man's fool
_ [G] _ [A] See it [B] doesn't apply to me [Eb] now
[Bb] Cause [Eb] my old man would be a hundred
_ [B] _ And that's [A] the problem
[B] I'm a good [E] old man now
[D] You _ _ _ [B] may think I'm living for the love of my life
But I know from experience
That I'm not
_ [E] Man I'm not
I'm no more
[B] He came from nowhere
I'm not living anymore
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] Than [Cm] to [E] be a [B] young _ man's _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Dm] _ [B]
fool
_ I'm not
He _ came from nowhere I'm not
I'm no more
I'm not _ [D] _ [F] _
[E] _ _ living _ anymore
[Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] [B] Than to be a young man's fool _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ I'm [Eb] not
I found the one
[B] He called me a young man's fool
But I let him live that old man
He called me a young man's sweetheart
[E] He told me to go
He left me
[Ab] My [B] young man is somewhere busy
But I love him
[Gb] I love you old man's sweetheart
[E] _ [Fm] Than to be a [B] young man's fool
_ _ I love you
[Eb] I love _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] you
[B] _ _ _ _
I love you
_ I love you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No, no.
_ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Woo! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb]
[B] Ah, yeah!
_ _ _ _ You know, a lot [Dm] of [B] times_
_ _ Sometimes when a [Bm] guy gets kind of old,
[B] it starts lacking in one area, _ [Eb] _ [A] but_
You [B] make stuff, boys.
_ _ _ How many [A] ladies would like to go [B] shopping?
Yeah!
Yeah! [D] Woo! Woo!
I need y'all to take me [B] shopping.
_ _ _ _ [A] Ask me [Bm] what you want.
_ Let me pull out a credit card. _
_ I'm alright about it ain't I?
_ [A]
[B] Take you out to the center, pay the bill. _ _ _ _
_ _ Come on guys.
_ [E] I'm talking about [B] two strong asses.
_ [E] [Bm] What _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Gbm] about you Billy?
_ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ I ain't gonna [B] be here all day.
_ _ You know what?
[Bb] We [B] gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
[A] We gonna [Bm] take you back. _ _ _
You can't get fucked without a bank plan.
_ What?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] What _ [Bm] _ _ _ happened?
_ _ _ What? _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Ab] What happened?
[Bm] _ We _ gonna take a _ moment just to get fucked.
_ We gonna take you back.
You can't get fucked _ _ _ without [E] _ _ [Bm] a bank plan.
_ What happened?
No, no, no.
[E] I ain't gonna [Bm] be here all day.
I [B] ain't gonna be here all day.
_ _ [Bm] I ain't _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[B] gonna be here _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
[D] _ [B] all day.
_ _ [Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get _ [B] _ fucked. _ _
[G] Oh.
_ [Abm] _ [Bb] What?
you _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Nobody likes [Gm] to be called old.
I know I _ [Ab] don't
[G] _ _ _ But [Abm] I made a song back in [B] _ 1969
_ [G] It was called, [E] it was one of my first records.
[G] I'd rather be an old [Ab] man's sweetheart
[F] _ _
[Eb] Than to be a [E] young man's fool
_ [G] _ [A] See it [B] doesn't apply to me [Eb] now
[Bb] Cause [Eb] my old man would be a hundred
_ [B] _ And that's [A] the problem
[B] I'm a good [E] old man now
[D] You _ _ _ [B] may think I'm living for the love of my life
But I know from experience
That I'm not
_ [E] Man I'm not
I'm no more
[B] He came from nowhere
I'm not living anymore
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] Than [Cm] to [E] be a [B] young _ man's _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Dm] _ [B]
fool
_ I'm not
He _ came from nowhere I'm not
I'm no more
I'm not _ [D] _ [F] _
[E] _ _ living _ anymore
[Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] I'd rather be an old man's sweetheart
[Bm] [B] Than to be a young man's fool _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ I'm [Eb] not
I found the one
[B] He called me a young man's fool
But I let him live that old man
He called me a young man's sweetheart
[E] He told me to go
He left me
[Ab] My [B] young man is somewhere busy
But I love him
[Gb] I love you old man's sweetheart
[E] _ [Fm] Than to be a [B] young man's fool
_ _ I love you
[Eb] I love _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] you
[B] _ _ _ _
I love you
_ I love you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No, no.
_ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Woo! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb]
[B] Ah, yeah!
_ _ _ _ You know, a lot [Dm] of [B] times_
_ _ Sometimes when a [Bm] guy gets kind of old,
[B] it starts lacking in one area, _ [Eb] _ [A] but_
You [B] make stuff, boys.
_ _ _ How many [A] ladies would like to go [B] shopping?
Yeah!
Yeah! [D] Woo! Woo!
I need y'all to take me [B] shopping.
_ _ _ _ [A] Ask me [Bm] what you want.
_ Let me pull out a credit card. _
_ I'm alright about it ain't I?
_ [A]
[B] Take you out to the center, pay the bill. _ _ _ _
_ _ Come on guys.
_ [E] I'm talking about [B] two strong asses.
_ [E] [Bm] What _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Gbm] about you Billy?
_ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ I ain't gonna [B] be here all day.
_ _ You know what?
[Bb] We [B] gonna take a moment just to get fucked.
[A] We gonna [Bm] take you back. _ _ _
You can't get fucked without a bank plan.
_ What?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] What _ [Bm] _ _ _ happened?
_ _ _ What? _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Ab] What happened?
[Bm] _ We _ gonna take a _ moment just to get fucked.
_ We gonna take you back.
You can't get fucked _ _ _ without [E] _ _ [Bm] a bank plan.
_ What happened?
No, no, no.
[E] I ain't gonna [Bm] be here all day.
I [B] ain't gonna be here all day.
_ _ [Bm] I ain't _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[B] gonna be here _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
[D] _ [B] all day.
_ _ [Bm] We gonna take a moment just to get _ [B] _ fucked. _ _
[G] Oh.
_ [Abm] _ [Bb] What?
you _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [E] _ _