Chords for The Fureys - The Old Man

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[G] The tears have all [C] been shed now, [D] we've said our [G] last _ goodbyes
[E] His soul's been blessed, [Am] he's laid to rest, [A] and as now I [D] feel alone
_ [G] He was more than just [C] a father, _ [D] a teacher, my [G] best friend
_ And [E] he'll still be heard in the [Am] tunes we shared [A] when we played them on [D] our own
_ _ _ I [C] _
never will [G] forget him, _ [C] for he made me what [G] I am
Though [C] he may [G] be gone, memories [Em] linger on, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Am] miss him
[D] The [G] old man _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ [G] was a boy, he'd take me [C]
walking by [D] mountain, field [G] and street
And [E] he'd show me things [Am] not known to kings, [A] and secret between him [D] and me
[G] Like the colours _ [C] of the pheasant [D] as he rises _ [G] in the dawn
_ [E] And how to fish [Am] and make a wish [A] beside the [D] holy tree
_ _ _ _ I [C] never will [G] forget him, for [C] he made me what [G] I am
Though [C] he may be [G] gone, memories [F#m] linger [Em] on, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] and I miss [D] him, [G] my old man
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_ _ [G] I thought he'd live [C]
forever, _ [D] he seemed so big [G] and strong
But [E] the minutes fly [A] and the years [Am] roll by, [A] for a father _ [D] and a son
_ [G] And suddenly when [C] it happened, _ [D] there was so much left [G] _
unsaid
[E] No second chance [Am] to tell him thanks [A] for everything [D] he's done
_ _ _ _ Oh, [C] I never will [G] forget him, for [C] he made me what [G] I am
Though [C] he may be [G] gone, memories linger [Em] on, _
_ _ [Am] and I miss him, [D] _ [G] my old man
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