Chords for Corb Lund - "Old Men" [Acoustic Version]
Tempo:
75.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Am] [A]
When it comes to fixing fences, riding [E] bulls, and roping steers,
[G] give me some young buckaroo that's [D] kind of wet behind the ears.
[A] Because I'll take fire in the belly, [E] and if he's a little green,
[G] well, sometimes piss and vinegar [D] is exactly what you need.
But [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
I want old men singing my blues.
[Em] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some [A] things [Bm] he [A] means to do.
[E] Like the [Am] old boys do.
[A] I want some scrappy kid to have [E] my back in the middle of a barroom fight.
[G] And a little youth will kind of help [D] sometimes with the girls on Friday night.
[A] When I was but a young man, [E] I was wild and full of fire.
[G] Acid trips and rocker [D] chicks, well, I'm lucky I'm alive.
And [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
I want old men singing my blues.
[E] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some things [Am] young men can [Em] do.
Like the old [Am] boys do.
[A]
[E]
[G] [D]
[A] Old men making my whiskey.
Old men singing my blues.
[G] Old men educating my horses.
[D] There's just some things [A] [D] like [Am] [G]
[Am] the old boys do.
[A]
Yeah!
[Am] [A]
When it comes to fixing fences, riding [E] bulls, and roping steers,
[G] give me some young buckaroo that's [D] kind of wet behind the ears.
[A] Because I'll take fire in the belly, [E] and if he's a little green,
[G] well, sometimes piss and vinegar [D] is exactly what you need.
But [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
I want old men singing my blues.
[Em] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some [A] things [Bm] he [A] means to do.
[E] Like the [Am] old boys do.
[A] I want some scrappy kid to have [E] my back in the middle of a barroom fight.
[G] And a little youth will kind of help [D] sometimes with the girls on Friday night.
[A] When I was but a young man, [E] I was wild and full of fire.
[G] Acid trips and rocker [D] chicks, well, I'm lucky I'm alive.
And [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
I want old men singing my blues.
[E] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some things [Am] young men can [Em] do.
Like the old [Am] boys do.
[A]
[E]
[G] [D]
[A] Old men making my whiskey.
Old men singing my blues.
[G] Old men educating my horses.
[D] There's just some things [A] [D] like [Am] [G]
[Am] the old boys do.
[A]
Yeah!
Key:
A
G
D
E
Am
A
G
D
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ When it comes to fixing fences, riding [E] bulls, and roping steers,
[G] give me some young buckaroo that's [D] kind of wet behind the ears.
[A] Because I'll take fire in the belly, [E] and if he's a little green,
[G] well, sometimes piss and vinegar [D] is exactly what you need.
But [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
_ I want old men singing my blues.
[Em] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some [A] things [Bm] he [A] means to do.
[E] Like the [Am] old boys do. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I want some scrappy kid to have [E] my back in the middle of a barroom fight.
[G] And a little youth will kind of help [D] sometimes with the girls on Friday night.
[A] When I was but a young man, [E] I was wild and full of fire.
[G] Acid trips and rocker [D] chicks, well, I'm lucky I'm alive.
And [A] I want old men making my whiskey. _
I want old men singing my blues. _
[E] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some things [Am] young men can [Em] do.
Like the old [Am] boys do.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] Old men _ making my whiskey. _ _
Old men singing my blues. _
[G] Old men educating my horses.
[D] There's just some things [A] [D] like [Am] _ _ [G]
[Am] the old boys do.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ When it comes to fixing fences, riding [E] bulls, and roping steers,
[G] give me some young buckaroo that's [D] kind of wet behind the ears.
[A] Because I'll take fire in the belly, [E] and if he's a little green,
[G] well, sometimes piss and vinegar [D] is exactly what you need.
But [A] I want old men making my whiskey.
_ I want old men singing my blues.
[Em] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some [A] things [Bm] he [A] means to do.
[E] Like the [Am] old boys do. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I want some scrappy kid to have [E] my back in the middle of a barroom fight.
[G] And a little youth will kind of help [D] sometimes with the girls on Friday night.
[A] When I was but a young man, [E] I was wild and full of fire.
[G] Acid trips and rocker [D] chicks, well, I'm lucky I'm alive.
And [A] I want old men making my whiskey. _
I want old men singing my blues. _
[E] I [G] want old men teaching my horses.
There's [D] just some things [Am] young men can [Em] do.
Like the old [Am] boys do.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] Old men _ making my whiskey. _ _
Old men singing my blues. _
[G] Old men educating my horses.
[D] There's just some things [A] [D] like [Am] _ _ [G]
[Am] the old boys do.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Yeah! _ _ _ _ _