Chords for I'm Not Old, Just Used Rough
Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] I appreciate that.
I had some pretty good advice about being a songwriter from a friend of mine.
[N] He told me that if you wanted to be a success as a songwriter, you need to [A] find themes that
everybody can identify [G] with.
And that makes sense, I guess.
And so [Em] that's what I tried to do here
[B] [Eb] at this song.
And [N] the song is just sadly autobiographical.
Sadly autobiographical.
[Dbm] But perhaps, you know, the [N]
parts of it will bleed through.
That's songwriting talk.
[E]
Everybody can identify with this.
I started chewing tobacco [A] when I was a kid.
[Bb] [B] I thought it would make me look [E] mature.
[B]
[E] I'm very sad to say that's [A] exactly what it did.
[B] When your teeth fall out, you look older, that's for [E] sure.
[B]
I [E] rode bulls and bareback rocks [A] when I was young.
[Eb] [B] It was almost like I'd had my [E] brains removed.
[B]
[E] And most of my hips were shot, [A] both my knees were sprung.
And [B] I still don't know what I was trying [E] to prove.
I'm [A] not old, [Bbm]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[A] [Bb] [B] It ain't the age of Somali, [E] things [Gbm] start to come [Ab]
unwound.
I'm not [A] old, [G]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[A] [Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around.
[B]
[E] Okay, so that's the chorus.
You guys are going to help me sing that.
We're going to do what they
call a call and answer thing.
I'm going to call and you're going to answer.
I'm going to holler out,
I'm not old, and you're going to holler back, he's not old.
And then I'm going to say, I've just been
used rough, and then you're going to holler back, used rough.
That's it.
Let's try it.
Here we go.
[Bm] [A] I'm not old, [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
[Gm] [B] It ain't the age of Somali, [E] things [B] start to come [Ab] unwound.
I'm not [A] old, [G] I've just [E] been used
[Em] rough.
[B] It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around.
[B] [E] Well, that was pretty good.
Some of you sang, some of you didn't do squat, you know who you are.
It's just a song guys, it's not a commitment.
What we're looking for here is volume, not quality.
It's kind of like rap music.
I've bumped up against the rain, [A] I've squinted against the sun.
[E] [B] The wind it blowed all the moisture [E] out of me.
[B] [E] And the wrinkles on my face [A] remind me of what I've done.
Kind [B] of a hieroglyphic [E] autobiography.
Here we go.
[D] [A] I'm not old,
[Eb] [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
I [B] ain't a whiskey by the gallon,
now it's a malt drink [E] by the pound.
I'm [A] not old,
[Bb] I've just [E] been used rough.
[Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around.
[Ab] [A] Women [Bbm] and the ladies put [E] my hair line in for a treat.
[A] [Bb] [B] What it left is gonna tell a fool [E] about her dread.
[Ab] [A] Every time some [Bbm] little boy scout [E] tries to help me cross the street,
[Em] [Gb] I bend him to the wall [B] with my cane and I [A] say, I ain't old, [Bb]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[B] I drank vodka by the barrel, now it's I [E] do grr [Bm]-rooping all [Dbm]
[E] around.
I'm [A] not old, [G]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around.
[B] Ain't an age, it's for mileage boys, things start to come [E] around.
[Gm] [Gbm] [E] [N]
I had some pretty good advice about being a songwriter from a friend of mine.
[N] He told me that if you wanted to be a success as a songwriter, you need to [A] find themes that
everybody can identify [G] with.
And that makes sense, I guess.
And so [Em] that's what I tried to do here
[B] [Eb] at this song.
And [N] the song is just sadly autobiographical.
Sadly autobiographical.
[Dbm] But perhaps, you know, the [N]
parts of it will bleed through.
That's songwriting talk.
[E]
Everybody can identify with this.
I started chewing tobacco [A] when I was a kid.
[Bb] [B] I thought it would make me look [E] mature.
[B]
[E] I'm very sad to say that's [A] exactly what it did.
[B] When your teeth fall out, you look older, that's for [E] sure.
[B]
I [E] rode bulls and bareback rocks [A] when I was young.
[Eb] [B] It was almost like I'd had my [E] brains removed.
[B]
[E] And most of my hips were shot, [A] both my knees were sprung.
And [B] I still don't know what I was trying [E] to prove.
I'm [A] not old, [Bbm]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[A] [Bb] [B] It ain't the age of Somali, [E] things [Gbm] start to come [Ab]
unwound.
I'm not [A] old, [G]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[A] [Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around.
[B]
[E] Okay, so that's the chorus.
You guys are going to help me sing that.
We're going to do what they
call a call and answer thing.
I'm going to call and you're going to answer.
I'm going to holler out,
I'm not old, and you're going to holler back, he's not old.
And then I'm going to say, I've just been
used rough, and then you're going to holler back, used rough.
That's it.
Let's try it.
Here we go.
[Bm] [A] I'm not old, [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
[Gm] [B] It ain't the age of Somali, [E] things [B] start to come [Ab] unwound.
I'm not [A] old, [G] I've just [E] been used
[Em] rough.
[B] It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around.
[B] [E] Well, that was pretty good.
Some of you sang, some of you didn't do squat, you know who you are.
It's just a song guys, it's not a commitment.
What we're looking for here is volume, not quality.
It's kind of like rap music.
I've bumped up against the rain, [A] I've squinted against the sun.
[E] [B] The wind it blowed all the moisture [E] out of me.
[B] [E] And the wrinkles on my face [A] remind me of what I've done.
Kind [B] of a hieroglyphic [E] autobiography.
Here we go.
[D] [A] I'm not old,
[Eb] [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
I [B] ain't a whiskey by the gallon,
now it's a malt drink [E] by the pound.
I'm [A] not old,
[Bb] I've just [E] been used rough.
[Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around.
[Ab] [A] Women [Bbm] and the ladies put [E] my hair line in for a treat.
[A] [Bb] [B] What it left is gonna tell a fool [E] about her dread.
[Ab] [A] Every time some [Bbm] little boy scout [E] tries to help me cross the street,
[Em] [Gb] I bend him to the wall [B] with my cane and I [A] say, I ain't old, [Bb]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[B] I drank vodka by the barrel, now it's I [E] do grr [Bm]-rooping all [Dbm]
[E] around.
I'm [A] not old, [G]
I've just [E] been used rough.
[Bb] [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around.
[B] Ain't an age, it's for mileage boys, things start to come [E] around.
[Gm] [Gbm] [E] [N]
Key:
E
B
A
Bb
G
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I appreciate that.
I had _ _ some pretty good advice _ _ about being a songwriter from a friend of mine.
_ [N] _ He told me that if you wanted to be a success as a songwriter, _ you need to [A] find themes that
everybody can identify [G] with.
And that makes sense, I guess.
And so [Em] that's what I tried to do here
[B] _ _ [Eb] at this song.
And _ _ [N] the song is just sadly _ _ _ _ autobiographical. _ _
Sadly autobiographical.
_ [Dbm] _ But perhaps, you know, the _ [N] _
parts of it will bleed through.
_ _ That's songwriting talk.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Everybody can identify with this. _ _
_ I started chewing tobacco _ [A] _ when I was a kid.
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ I thought it would make me look [E] mature.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] I'm very sad to say _ that's [A] exactly what it did. _
_ [B] When your teeth fall out, you look older, that's for [E] sure.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ I [E] rode bulls and bareback rocks _ _ [A] _ when I was young.
_ _ [Eb] [B] It was almost like I'd had my [E] brains removed.
_ [B] _
_ _ [E] And most of my hips were shot, _ _ [A] both my knees were sprung.
And [B] I still don't know what I was trying [E] to prove. _ _ _
_ I'm [A] not old, _ [Bbm] _
I've just [E] been used rough. _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] It ain't the age of Somali, _ _ [E] things [Gbm] start to come [Ab]
unwound.
I'm not [A] _ old, _ [G] _
I've just [E] been used rough. _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ It's a wonder I'm even still [E] _ around.
_ [B] _
_ [E] Okay, so that's the chorus. _ _ _
_ _ You guys are going to help me sing that.
We're going to do what they
call a call and answer thing.
I'm going to call and you're going to answer.
I'm going to holler out,
I'm not old, and you're going to holler back, he's not old.
And then I'm going to say, I've just been
used rough, and then you're going to holler back, used rough. _ _ _ _
That's it.
_ _ _ Let's try it.
Here we go.
_ [Bm] [A] I'm not old, _ _ _ [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [B] It ain't the age of Somali, _ _ [E] things [B] start to come [Ab] unwound.
I'm not [A] _ old, _ _ [G] I've just [E] been used _
_ _ _ [Em] rough.
[B] _ It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around. _
_ [B] _ _ [E] Well, _ _ that was pretty good.
_ Some of you sang, some of you didn't do squat, you know who you are. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's just a song guys, it's not a commitment. _ _ _ _ _
What we're looking for here is volume, not quality.
It's kind of like rap music. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've bumped up against the rain, _ [A] I've squinted against the sun.
[E] _ [B] _ The wind it blowed all the moisture [E] out of me. _
[B] _ _ _ [E] And the wrinkles on my face _ [A] remind me of what I've done.
Kind [B] of a _ hieroglyphic _ _ _ [E] autobiography.
Here we go.
_ [D] [A] I'm not _ old, _
[Eb] _ [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ I [B] ain't a whiskey by the gallon,
now it's a malt drink [E] by the pound.
I'm [A] not _ old, _
[Bb] _ I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ Women [Bbm] and the ladies put [E] my hair line in for a treat.
[A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ What it left is gonna tell a fool [E] about her dread. _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] Every time some [Bbm] little boy scout [E] tries to help me cross the street,
_ [Em] _ [Gb] _ I bend him to the wall [B] with my cane and I [A] say, I ain't old, _ [Bb] _
I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ [B] I drank vodka by the barrel, now it's I [E] do grr [Bm]-rooping all [Dbm] _
[E] around.
I'm [A] not old, _ [G] _
I've just [E] been used rough.
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ Ain't an age, it's for mileage boys, things start to come [E] around.
[Gm] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _
I had _ _ some pretty good advice _ _ about being a songwriter from a friend of mine.
_ [N] _ He told me that if you wanted to be a success as a songwriter, _ you need to [A] find themes that
everybody can identify [G] with.
And that makes sense, I guess.
And so [Em] that's what I tried to do here
[B] _ _ [Eb] at this song.
And _ _ [N] the song is just sadly _ _ _ _ autobiographical. _ _
Sadly autobiographical.
_ [Dbm] _ But perhaps, you know, the _ [N] _
parts of it will bleed through.
_ _ That's songwriting talk.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Everybody can identify with this. _ _
_ I started chewing tobacco _ [A] _ when I was a kid.
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ I thought it would make me look [E] mature.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] I'm very sad to say _ that's [A] exactly what it did. _
_ [B] When your teeth fall out, you look older, that's for [E] sure.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ I [E] rode bulls and bareback rocks _ _ [A] _ when I was young.
_ _ [Eb] [B] It was almost like I'd had my [E] brains removed.
_ [B] _
_ _ [E] And most of my hips were shot, _ _ [A] both my knees were sprung.
And [B] I still don't know what I was trying [E] to prove. _ _ _
_ I'm [A] not old, _ [Bbm] _
I've just [E] been used rough. _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] It ain't the age of Somali, _ _ [E] things [Gbm] start to come [Ab]
unwound.
I'm not [A] _ old, _ [G] _
I've just [E] been used rough. _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ It's a wonder I'm even still [E] _ around.
_ [B] _
_ [E] Okay, so that's the chorus. _ _ _
_ _ You guys are going to help me sing that.
We're going to do what they
call a call and answer thing.
I'm going to call and you're going to answer.
I'm going to holler out,
I'm not old, and you're going to holler back, he's not old.
And then I'm going to say, I've just been
used rough, and then you're going to holler back, used rough. _ _ _ _
That's it.
_ _ _ Let's try it.
Here we go.
_ [Bm] [A] I'm not old, _ _ _ [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [B] It ain't the age of Somali, _ _ [E] things [B] start to come [Ab] unwound.
I'm not [A] _ old, _ _ [G] I've just [E] been used _
_ _ _ [Em] rough.
[B] _ It's a wonder I'm even still [E] around. _
_ [B] _ _ [E] Well, _ _ that was pretty good.
_ Some of you sang, some of you didn't do squat, you know who you are. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's just a song guys, it's not a commitment. _ _ _ _ _
What we're looking for here is volume, not quality.
It's kind of like rap music. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've bumped up against the rain, _ [A] I've squinted against the sun.
[E] _ [B] _ The wind it blowed all the moisture [E] out of me. _
[B] _ _ _ [E] And the wrinkles on my face _ [A] remind me of what I've done.
Kind [B] of a _ hieroglyphic _ _ _ [E] autobiography.
Here we go.
_ [D] [A] I'm not _ old, _
[Eb] _ [G] I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ I [B] ain't a whiskey by the gallon,
now it's a malt drink [E] by the pound.
I'm [A] not _ old, _
[Bb] _ I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ Women [Bbm] and the ladies put [E] my hair line in for a treat.
[A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ What it left is gonna tell a fool [E] about her dread. _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] Every time some [Bbm] little boy scout [E] tries to help me cross the street,
_ [Em] _ [Gb] _ I bend him to the wall [B] with my cane and I [A] say, I ain't old, _ [Bb] _
I've just [E] been used rough.
_ _ [B] I drank vodka by the barrel, now it's I [E] do grr [Bm]-rooping all [Dbm] _
[E] around.
I'm [A] not old, _ [G] _
I've just [E] been used rough.
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ It's a wonder I'm even [E] still around. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ Ain't an age, it's for mileage boys, things start to come [E] around.
[Gm] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _