Chords for Gene Watson - The Old Man And His Horn

[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The old man told his story _ _ about [G] the year of [C] John Byron
How [F] he went on down in New Orleans
And some old didgy died
_ [Dm] [C] He said, you know, I almost think
That he reached [E] out for [F] his heart
_ Because his eyes [C]
were wet as lips
[G] And in the blues, oh [C] boy
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[G] _ [F#m] _ [B] [C] He played [G] so [C] much music
_ _ Tear [G]-jet [C] on his eyes
[E] [F] He stopped and reminisced a bit
_ Then he gave a sigh
_ [Dm] _ [C] He said, you know, I almost think
That that's before [F] your time
_ _ _ Ditching land [C] for horse-gaze
[G] _ Scared man of [Cm] Johnson's [C] wine
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ [F] [G] Sighed [C] his name [F] and [C] gave a grin
_ _ [F]
It sure was the [C] black man _ _ _
Reaching for his heart [G] on the floor
When _ he [C] stood [F] in an [C] old town sight
_ [F]
That thought [C] crossed his mind
_ [F] He said goodbye [C] and took himself [G] _ [C] out the door
_ _ _ _ Heading to his mama's door _
I never [Gm] got [C] his name
So [F] like Tom the waitress on the _ roof
Started to explain
_ [G] _ [C]
Tired old man, his tongue is torn
And [E] years gone [F] by
How he played his horn
[C] _ _ _ _ [G]
Smiled with tears [C] in his eyes _ _
_ _ She said, you know, Miss Banks
_ There's been [G] no one [C] but you
And [F] I know who you're talking about
_ I used to know him _ [C] too
[Dm] [C] You'll find him down on Basin Street
At the back of [E] an old church [F]
yard
_ A stone and reeds
[C]
Rest in peace
[G] I tried to show [C] him a smile
_ _ _ [F] [G] Sighed [C] his name [F] and gave [C] a grin
_ [E] [F] It sure was the [C] black man _ _ _
Reaching for his heart on [G] the _ floor
_ _ When he [C] stood [F] in an old [C] town sight
_ [F] That thought crossed [C] his mind
_ [F] He said goodbye [C] and then shuffled [G] out [C] the door
He _ _ _ [F] said goodbye and [C] then shuffled [G] out [C] the door
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