Chords for Great Speckled Bird - Long Long Time to Get Old (1970)

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_ _ _ _ _ _ The eagle's flying tomorrow, _ the sea to pardon [Em] me today. _
I ride the [G] bus to Toronto, a highway [C#] to all the way.
I take a walk [C] along Yonge Street, a good time [G] to barb the soul. _
_ Remember this [D] children, if the good Lord's [C] willin',
live a long, long [G] time to get old.
_ Uh-huh, I ain't been back to the hometown,
to let the [Em] stove burn down.
My old [G] girlfriend arrived, way on the [Em] east end of town.
Oh, I had to [C] laugh, I was asking,
and I [G] knew I'd been told.
She said, remember this [D] children,
if the good Lord's [C] willin',
live a long, long [G] time to get old. _
_ _ _ Getting some lean times, mama,
I watch my [Em] friends go.
See the red [G] color highway,
oh, you be [Em] driving home slow.
So lay some [C] truth on your young one,
get [G] some good old.
_ Because remember this children,
if the good [C] Lord's willin',
live a long, long time to get _ old.
Oh, _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C]
where _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ she sings you a story,
and you can [E] tell her a [Em] song.
Laying [G] down by the river,
old summer [Em] slipping along.
With her [C] eyes closed, dreaming,
some [G] side, some on.
_ _ Remember this [D] children, if the good Lord's [C] willin',
live a long, long time to get [G] old. _ _
_ _ _ The eagle's flying tomorrow,
and all my feet are [Em] fighting me today.
I'd rather [G] bust a drum,
than have a two [Em]-all away.
I'd take a [C] walk along the young street,
of good times [G] I've bought and sold.
_ _ Remember this [D] children, if the good Lord's [C] willin',
live a long, long time [G] to get old.
Oh, now remember this children,
[D] if the good Lord's [C] willin',
live a long, long time to get [G] old. _
_ _ [Em] Oh, oh, oh.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _