Old and in the Way Chords by Old & In The Way
Tempo:
133.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
Holding [D] in the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about [C] you, call you holding [G] in the way.
[D] Once I heard tell [G] he was happy.
[C] He had his share [G] of friends and of [D] time.
Now [C] those friends have all passed on.
[G] He don't have a place [Em] called home.
[Am] He came back to a [C] bitter day, feeling holding in [G] the way.
[C] Holding in the [D] way [G] is what I heard [C] them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and [C] you can fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about you, [C] call you holding [G] in the way.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] When just a boy he [G] left his home,
[C] thought he'd [Em] have the world on [D] a string.
[C] Now the years have come and gone, through [G] the streets he [Em] walks alone.
[Am] Like the old dog [C] gone stray, he's just holding [G] in the way.
[Dm] [C]
Holding in [D] the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
They'll never care about you, call you [G] holding in the way.
[F] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[Gm] [Em]
[C]
[G] [C] Holding [G] in the way is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am]
They used to need the words he said, but that was [G]
yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can fade [C] away.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding in [G] the way.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding [G] in the way.
[Ebm] [C]
[C] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
Holding [D] in the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about [C] you, call you holding [G] in the way.
[D] Once I heard tell [G] he was happy.
[C] He had his share [G] of friends and of [D] time.
Now [C] those friends have all passed on.
[G] He don't have a place [Em] called home.
[Am] He came back to a [C] bitter day, feeling holding in [G] the way.
[C] Holding in the [D] way [G] is what I heard [C] them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and [C] you can fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about you, [C] call you holding [G] in the way.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] When just a boy he [G] left his home,
[C] thought he'd [Em] have the world on [D] a string.
[C] Now the years have come and gone, through [G] the streets he [Em] walks alone.
[Am] Like the old dog [C] gone stray, he's just holding [G] in the way.
[Dm] [C]
Holding in [D] the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
They'll never care about you, call you [G] holding in the way.
[F] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[Gm] [Em]
[C]
[G] [C] Holding [G] in the way is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am]
They used to need the words he said, but that was [G]
yesterday.
[C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can fade [C] away.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding in [G] the way.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding [G] in the way.
[Ebm] [C]
Key:
C
G
D
Am
Em
C
G
D
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Holding [D] in the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about [C] you, call you holding [G] in the way.
_ _ _ [D] _ Once I heard tell [G] he was happy.
_ _ [C] He had his share [G] of friends and of [D] time.
_ Now [C] those friends have all passed on.
[G] He don't have a place [Em] called home.
[Am] He came back to a [C] bitter day, feeling holding in [G] the way. _ _
_ [C] Holding in the [D] way [G] is what I heard [C] them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday. _ _ _ _
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and [C] you can fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about you, [C] call you holding [G] in the way.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] When just a boy he [G] left his home,
_ [C] thought he'd [Em] have the world on [D] a string.
_ [C] Now the years have come and gone, through [G] the streets he [Em] walks alone.
_ _ [Am] Like the old dog [C] gone stray, he's just holding [G] in the way.
[Dm] _ _ [C]
Holding in [D] the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
They'll never care about you, call you [G] holding in the way.
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Holding [G] in the way is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am]
They used to need the words he said, but that was [G]
yesterday.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can fade [C] away.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding in [G] the way. _
_ _ [Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding [G] in the way. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Holding [D] in the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about [C] you, call you holding [G] in the way.
_ _ _ [D] _ Once I heard tell [G] he was happy.
_ _ [C] He had his share [G] of friends and of [D] time.
_ Now [C] those friends have all passed on.
[G] He don't have a place [Em] called home.
[Am] He came back to a [C] bitter day, feeling holding in [G] the way. _ _
_ [C] Holding in the [D] way [G] is what I heard [C] them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday. _ _ _ _
[C] Oh, they'll [D] turn to gray [G] and [C] you can fade away.
[Am] They'll never care about you, [C] call you holding [G] in the way.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] When just a boy he [G] left his home,
_ [C] thought he'd [Em] have the world on [D] a string.
_ [C] Now the years have come and gone, through [G] the streets he [Em] walks alone.
_ _ [Am] Like the old dog [C] gone stray, he's just holding [G] in the way.
[Dm] _ _ [C]
Holding in [D] the way [G] is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am] They used to need [C] the words he said, but that was [G] yesterday.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can [C] fade away.
They'll never care about you, call you [G] holding in the way.
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Holding [G] in the way is what I [C] heard them say.
[Am]
They used to need the words he said, but that was [G]
yesterday.
_ _ _ [C] Oh, they'll turn [D] to gray [G] and you can fade [C] away.
[Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding in [G] the way. _
_ _ [Am] They'll never care [C] about you, call you holding [G] in the way. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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