Chords for George Jones-The Old Man No One Loves...A Memorial
Tempo:
70.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] [B] [A] [C#]
[D] [G#] [D] [E]
[A]
In a bar room down in Georgia [D] sits an old man, [B] his whiskers gray and two or three [E] days old.
[A] You can tell he's dreaming up another [D] story, just in case [Em] there's one he [A] hasn't told.
There's a story [C#] that he tells about [D] a woman, [B] and always says she was a [E] beauty queen.
[A] But he said the angels came for her [D] one morning, after that he just [E] gave up on [A] everything.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm]
[A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old man [A] lied.
There's the one he always tells about [D] his children, [B] his son's a doctor up in [E] Ohio.
[A] His daughter owns a bank in [D] California, [Bm] but he don't ever [E] see them [A] anymore.
The old man no [C#] one loves is what they [D] call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] [E] [A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old [A] man lied.
But you know, that old man [D] that no one loves, he died this morning.
[B] The whole town was shocked by all [E] those big long limousines.
[A] And all his children gathered round, [D] and they wept beside him.
And one cried out, my [G#] daddy's gone [A] to join his beauty queen.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
[A] The old man no one loves should [D] tell some big one, and everybody laughs [Bm] and says,
[E] you know that old [A] man lied.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
[A] The old man no one loves should tell some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
[D] [Bm] [N]
[D] [G#] [D] [E]
[A]
In a bar room down in Georgia [D] sits an old man, [B] his whiskers gray and two or three [E] days old.
[A] You can tell he's dreaming up another [D] story, just in case [Em] there's one he [A] hasn't told.
There's a story [C#] that he tells about [D] a woman, [B] and always says she was a [E] beauty queen.
[A] But he said the angels came for her [D] one morning, after that he just [E] gave up on [A] everything.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm]
[A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old man [A] lied.
There's the one he always tells about [D] his children, [B] his son's a doctor up in [E] Ohio.
[A] His daughter owns a bank in [D] California, [Bm] but he don't ever [E] see them [A] anymore.
The old man no [C#] one loves is what they [D] call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] [E] [A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old [A] man lied.
But you know, that old man [D] that no one loves, he died this morning.
[B] The whole town was shocked by all [E] those big long limousines.
[A] And all his children gathered round, [D] and they wept beside him.
And one cried out, my [G#] daddy's gone [A] to join his beauty queen.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
[A] The old man no one loves should [D] tell some big one, and everybody laughs [Bm] and says,
[E] you know that old [A] man lied.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
[A] The old man no one loves should tell some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
[D] [Bm] [N]
Key:
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Bm
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[Bm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a bar room down in Georgia [D] sits an old man, _ [B] his whiskers gray and two or three [E] days old. _
[A] You can tell he's dreaming up another [D] story, _ just in case [Em] there's one he [A] hasn't told. _
There's a story [C#] that he tells about [D] a woman, _ [B] and always says she was a [E] beauty queen. _
[A] But he said the angels came for her [D] one morning, _ after that he just [E] gave up on [A] everything. _ _
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] _
[A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, _ and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old man [A] lied.
_ _ _ _ _ There's the one he always tells about [D] his children, _ [B] his son's a doctor up in [E] Ohio.
_ _ [A] His daughter owns a bank in [D] California, _ [Bm] but he don't ever [E] see them [A] anymore.
_ _ The old man no [C#] one loves is what they [D] call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] _ [E] [A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, _ and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old [A] man lied. _ _
_ _ _ _ But you know, that old man [D] that no one loves, he died this morning.
[B] The whole town was shocked by all [E] those big long limousines.
_ [A] And all his children gathered round, [D] and they wept beside him.
And one cried out, my [G#] daddy's gone [A] to join his beauty queen.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, _ [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
_ [A] The old man no one loves should [D] tell some big one, _ and everybody laughs [Bm] and says,
[E] you know that old [A] man lied.
_ The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, _ [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
_ [A] The old man no one loves should tell some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _
[D] _ _ _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a bar room down in Georgia [D] sits an old man, _ [B] his whiskers gray and two or three [E] days old. _
[A] You can tell he's dreaming up another [D] story, _ just in case [Em] there's one he [A] hasn't told. _
There's a story [C#] that he tells about [D] a woman, _ [B] and always says she was a [E] beauty queen. _
[A] But he said the angels came for her [D] one morning, _ after that he just [E] gave up on [A] everything. _ _
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] _
[A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, _ and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old man [A] lied.
_ _ _ _ _ There's the one he always tells about [D] his children, _ [B] his son's a doctor up in [E] Ohio.
_ _ [A] His daughter owns a bank in [D] California, _ [Bm] but he don't ever [E] see them [A] anymore.
_ _ The old man no [C#] one loves is what they [D] call him, the [B] tales he tells are taller than [E] the sky.
[Bm] _ [E] [A] The old man no one loves should tell [D] some big one, _ and everybody laughs and says,
you [E] know that old [A] man lied. _ _
_ _ _ _ But you know, that old man [D] that no one loves, he died this morning.
[B] The whole town was shocked by all [E] those big long limousines.
_ [A] And all his children gathered round, [D] and they wept beside him.
And one cried out, my [G#] daddy's gone [A] to join his beauty queen.
The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, _ [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
_ [A] The old man no one loves should [D] tell some big one, _ and everybody laughs [Bm] and says,
[E] you know that old [A] man lied.
_ The old man no one loves is what [D] they call him, _ [B] the tales he tells are taller [E] than the sky.
_ [A] The old man no one loves should tell some big one, and everybody laughs and says,
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _