Chords for Old Man's Story

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_ He said, I've lived a lifetime of eighty-odd [Bb] years here in the Straits [F] of Delisle.
I've seen all the changes a lifetime could bring, but a lifetime's such [C] a short while.
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Over the years I've seen laughter and tears, [Bb] and I've taken the bad [F] with the good.
[Bb] I've seen everything [F] this old world could bring, [C] to do it all over [F] I would. _ _
_ The old church is gone now, but I can recall [Bb] how the seats overflowed with [F] our friends.
And now all the ribs turned around just to see your father and you [C] walking in.
_ _ _ [F] That memory will stand for my dying day, [Bb] though the others they may [F] all erase.
[Bb] When I placed on your hand [F] that gold wedding band, [C] tears fell from your veil of [F] white lace. _ _
_ [Bb] Then I wouldn't [F] change one single thing, [Bb] I'm proud of the life that [F] I have.
[Bb] And though my mind [F] may be scarred by the times, [C] with you by my side [F] I'm a land.
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_ He stopped for a while and then looked away, [Bb] as his mind wandered back [F] into time.
A tear gently rolled down his cheek as he spoke, once it was [C] all mine.
_ _ _ [F] A young life is all that we have my young friend, [Bb] so live it the way it [F] should be.
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Remember who told you [F] when you grow old, [C] how you'll live it the same [F] way as me. _ _
_ The old man is gone now, but I can recall [Bb] how the seats overflowed with [F] his friends.
And now all the ribs bowed in prayer when someone spoke on the way [C] daddy lived.
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Words of wisdom taught by an old man [Bb] to a young friend who stood face [F] to face.
[Bb] Like the old man once said, [F] boys when I am dead, [C] who will take the old [F] man's place? _ _
_ So stop for a while, consider your ways, [Bb] let your mind wander back into [F]
time.
Back to a memory that quickly fades, and you [C] wonder why.
_ _ _ _ [F] If you had your time to live over again, [Bb] would you do the things you've never [F] done?
_ [Bb] And would you say to [F] the old man, you'll be [C] a wonderful man when [F] you're gone? _ _ _
_ [Bb] But now it's too late [F] to change anything, [Bb] don't cry and say I miss [F] you dad.
_ [Bb] Although he is gone, [F] his memory lives on [C] in the mind of the best friend [F] he had.
[Bb] Although he is gone, [F] his memory lives on [C] in the mind of the best friend [F] he had. _ _ _ _ _
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