Chords for Joe Tex - Buying A Book
Tempo:
130.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
G#
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m]
[B] I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
[F#] I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove?
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl wrapped
around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
He said, son, sit down here.
Let me tell you something.
He said, all my [F#] life I've worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
He said, so would you please leave this old [B] gray haired man alone.
Mind your business.
Let me and this young [F#] girl have us a little bit of fun.
That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
Oh, you just buy it.
[G#] Buy it [F#] over.
Oh, that's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
Buy [B] a book for some young man.
That's what you're doing.
To read.
But don't do it.
[E] Don't do it.
[B] Don't do it.
Don't do it.
Or don't do it.
[F#] Don't do it.
Send that young girl home.
Mmm.
[B] Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare not [F#] call.
Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open daytime the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself riding around with this young
man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
She said, son, or son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
She said, for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
She said, [B] since last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car [F#] just wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing, [B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man will.
Oh, no.
Oh, oh, here's what I said.
I said, you are just bad.
Yeah, that's all you're doing.
[G#] [F#] That's what I told her.
Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
[B]
[G] You ought to [F#] quit it.
[B] Dream.
[E] I said, that's your car.
Drive him home.
[B] Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more. No.
[B] I saw this old man with this young girl the other night.
[F#] I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove?
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl wrapped
around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
He said, son, sit down here.
Let me tell you something.
He said, all my [F#] life I've worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
He said, so would you please leave this old [B] gray haired man alone.
Mind your business.
Let me and this young [F#] girl have us a little bit of fun.
That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes.
Oh, you just buy it.
[G#] Buy it [F#] over.
Oh, that's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
Buy [B] a book for some young man.
That's what you're doing.
To read.
But don't do it.
[E] Don't do it.
[B] Don't do it.
Don't do it.
Or don't do it.
[F#] Don't do it.
Send that young girl home.
Mmm.
[B] Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare not [F#] call.
Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open daytime the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself riding around with this young
man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
She said, son, or son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
She said, for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
She said, [B] since last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car [F#] just wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing, [B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man will.
Oh, no.
Oh, oh, here's what I said.
I said, you are just bad.
Yeah, that's all you're doing.
[G#] [F#] That's what I told her.
Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
[B]
[G] You ought to [F#] quit it.
[B] Dream.
[E] I said, that's your car.
Drive him home.
[B] Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more. No.
Key:
B
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G#
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ I saw this old man with this young girl the other night. _
[F#] I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove? _ _
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl wrapped
around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up _ because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
_ He said, son, sit down here.
Let me tell you something.
He said, all my [F#] life I've worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
_ He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
_ But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
_ He said, so would you please _ leave this old [B] gray haired man alone. _ _
Mind your business.
_ Let me and this young [F#] girl have us a little bit of fun.
That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, _ _ here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes. _
Oh, you just buy _ _ _ _ it. _
[G#] Buy it [F#] over.
Oh, _ _ that's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
Buy [B] a book for some young man.
That's what you're doing.
To read.
_ _ But don't do it.
[E] Don't _ _ _ do it.
[B] Don't do it.
Don't do it.
Or don't do it.
[F#] Don't do it.
Send that young girl home.
_ Mmm. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare not [F#] call.
_ Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
_ The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open daytime the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself riding around with this young
man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
_ She said, son, or son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
She said, for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
She said, [B] since last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car [F#] just wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing, [B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man will.
Oh, no. _ _
Oh, oh, here's what I said.
I said, you are just bad. _
_ _ _ Yeah, that's all you're doing.
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] That's what I told her.
_ Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ You ought to [F#] quit it.
[B] Dream. _ _ _ _
[E] I said, that's your car.
Drive him home.
[B] Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more. No. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ I saw this old man with this young girl the other night. _
[F#] I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side and I said,
Pops, what are you trying to prove? _ _
[B] I said, I've seen you out here every night this week with a different young girl wrapped
around your arm.
I said, you can't [F#] keep this pace up _ because these young girls, oh, they'll [B] certainly get you down.
_ He said, son, sit down here.
Let me tell you something.
He said, all my [F#] life I've worked hard and I've saved up me a little money.
He said, but just about the time [B] I got me a nest egg saved, I became a what a man.
He says, I'm 72 going on 73 [F#] years old.
You don't have too many more years to live.
_ He said, I know that I should be [B] ashamed of myself.
_ But he said, young girls is my weakness.
Oh, yes, [F#] they are.
_ He said, so would you please _ leave this old [B] gray haired man alone. _ _
Mind your business.
_ Let me and this young [F#] girl have us a little bit of fun.
That's when I looked at him and I said, I said, all right, pops, you got to.
But listen, _ _ here's all you do.
Oh, yes.
Oh, yes. _
Oh, you just buy _ _ _ _ it. _
[G#] Buy it [F#] over.
Oh, _ _ that's what I said to him.
I said, listen to this.
Here's all you're doing.
Buy [B] a book for some young man.
That's what you're doing.
To read.
_ _ But don't do it.
[E] Don't _ _ _ do it.
[B] Don't do it.
Don't do it.
Or don't do it.
[F#] Don't do it.
Send that young girl home.
_ Mmm. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Then there was this middle aged woman whose name I dare not [F#] call.
_ Simply because you out there listening just might know who this woman is.
[B] But I can tell you this much.
_ The woman lives right here in your town.
I know you didn't know that, did [F#] you?
I saw this woman with this young man in the broad open daytime the other day.
[B] I said, Miss Lady, you ought to be ashamed of yourself riding around with this young
man all hugged up like this [F#] here.
_ She said, son, or son, you're dipping in my business.
[B] But if you want to know why I fool with this young man, I'll tell you.
She said, I was married to a man [F#] 40 years old and I was.
She said, for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man.
She said, [B] since last year he died and willed me a whole lot of money.
And I know that that young man sitting in my car [F#] just wants me for my money.
She said, but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing, [B] oh, he can get every single dime.
Because it ain't nothing an old man can do for me.
[F#] But show me which way a young man will.
Oh, no. _ _
Oh, oh, here's what I said.
I said, you are just bad. _
_ _ _ Yeah, that's all you're doing.
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] That's what I told her.
_ Listen, Miss Lady, here's all you're doing.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ You ought to [F#] quit it.
[B] Dream. _ _ _ _
[E] I said, that's your car.
Drive him home.
[B] Give him all your money.
I'm sorry I dipped in your business.
I won't do it no more. No. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _