Chords for Chris Smither - Old Man Down

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What do I do here?
[Am] It's hard to be clear.
_ [B] Where I feel alive and [Em] not alone. _ _ _
Last man standing [Am] in a line I had a hand in.
[B] No one left behind me [E] on my own.
_ [G] It ain't so hard to face by [Em] myself.
It's not a place.
_ [D] Moral's feeling and a [Am] lonesome little sound. _ _
[B] The heavy part is [Em] folding in the ground.
Holds the cold in.
[Am] Can't you help me lay [B] the old man [Em] down?
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I was pushing, he was harding.
[Am] My whole life we were calling.
[B] Back and forth, keep it moving steady, [Em] slow.
_ _ His hand is lying slack.
My [Am] hand is still on track.
But [B] it don't feel like there's any place to [Em] go. _
And [G] my balance isn't right.
I need to hold on tight.
[D] And I feel how the world is [Am] spinning round. _
[B] The center now is me.
[Em] But that's difficult to see.
Till [Am] I see how to [B] lay the old man [Em] down.
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It's not a simple thing.
[Am] It's a burden that I cling to.
[B] It's late, but it's way too heavy [Em] now.
_ _ I'll set it down soon.
[Am] When I figure out the tune.
[B] It's not like there's someone to show me [Em] how.
_ _ [D] One [G] step left.
[Em] One step right.
_ [D] A little dance to bring [Am] my heart around.
To [B] feel a little steady.
[Em] To think I'm mostly ready.
[Am] To finally lay the old [Em] man down.
_ [B] Yeah, you know it's time to lay the [Em] old man down.
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