Chords for Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle - Over the Hill
Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Dm
C
F
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Em] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[Em] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C] [F] Once you [Em] were [Dm] a young man, [Em] but now [C] you are old.
You're [G] over the [F] hill, and you can't cross the [G] palm of [Dm] time's [Gm] hand.
[Dm]
[G] Silver [C] and gold [Em] make [F] him stand still.
[Dm] [C] [F] Who [Em] could have [Dm] possibly thought it would go [Em] so [C] fast?
But it [F] certainly did.
Now you [G] find [Dm] yourself caught with less [Em] [C] future than past.
You're no [F] longer a king.
[C] Once as a boy, time weighed heavy on your
[Em] [Gm] hands.
You couldn't wait [Em] to [C] be a man.
But now [F] you cry.
Oh, it's [Em] so [Dm] hard to [Gm] laugh, [Dm] and you [G] can't [C] understand
why you [Em] can't turn [F] time around.
Your hourglass once [Em] had a [Dm] top [G] [Dm] half that was [G] filled [C] full of sand.
But it's all [Em] trickled [F] down.
[Em] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[Em] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C] [F] Once you [Em] were [Dm] a young man, [Em] but now [C] you are old.
You're [G] over the [F] hill, and you can't cross the [G] palm of [Dm] time's [Gm] hand.
[Dm]
[G] Silver [C] and gold [Em] make [F] him stand still.
[Dm] [C] [F] Who [Em] could have [Dm] possibly thought it would go [Em] so [C] fast?
But it [F] certainly did.
Now you [G] find [Dm] yourself caught with less [Em] [C] future than past.
You're no [F] longer a king.
[C] Once as a boy, time weighed heavy on your
[Em] [Gm] hands.
You couldn't wait [Em] to [C] be a man.
But now [F] you cry.
Oh, it's [Em] so [Dm] hard to [Gm] laugh, [Dm] and you [G] can't [C] understand
why you [Em] can't turn [F] time around.
Your hourglass once [Em] had a [Dm] top [G] [Dm] half that was [G] filled [C] full of sand.
But it's all [Em] trickled [F] down.
Key:
Em
Dm
C
F
G
Em
Dm
C
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ Once you [Em] were [Dm] a young man, _ _ _ [Em] but now [C] you are old. _ _ _
You're [G] over the [F] hill, _ _ _ and you can't cross _ _ the [G] palm of [Dm] time's [Gm] hand.
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] Silver [C] and _ _ _ gold [Em] make [F] him stand still. _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] Who _ _ _ [Em] could have [Dm] possibly thought _ it would go [Em] so [C] _ _ _ fast?
But it [F] certainly did. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now you [G] find [Dm] yourself caught _ _ with less [Em] [C] future than _ _ past.
You're no [F] longer a king. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Once as a boy, time weighed heavy on your _ _
[Em] [Gm] hands.
_ _ You couldn't wait [Em] to [C] be a _ man. _ _
But now [F] you _ cry.
_ Oh, it's [Em] so [Dm] hard to [Gm] laugh, [Dm] _ _ and you [G] can't [C] understand
_ _ why you [Em] can't turn [F] time around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Your hourglass once [Em] had a [Dm] top _ [G] _ [Dm] half that was [G] filled [C] full of sand.
_ _ But it's all [Em] trickled [F] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ Once you [Em] were [Dm] a young man, _ _ _ [Em] but now [C] you are old. _ _ _
You're [G] over the [F] hill, _ _ _ and you can't cross _ _ the [G] palm of [Dm] time's [Gm] hand.
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] Silver [C] and _ _ _ gold [Em] make [F] him stand still. _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] Who _ _ _ [Em] could have [Dm] possibly thought _ it would go [Em] so [C] _ _ _ fast?
But it [F] certainly did. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now you [G] find [Dm] yourself caught _ _ with less [Em] [C] future than _ _ past.
You're no [F] longer a king. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Once as a boy, time weighed heavy on your _ _
[Em] [Gm] hands.
_ _ You couldn't wait [Em] to [C] be a _ man. _ _
But now [F] you _ cry.
_ Oh, it's [Em] so [Dm] hard to [Gm] laugh, [Dm] _ _ and you [G] can't [C] understand
_ _ why you [Em] can't turn [F] time around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Your hourglass once [Em] had a [Dm] top _ [G] _ [Dm] half that was [G] filled [C] full of sand.
_ _ But it's all [Em] trickled [F] down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _