Chords for The Stranglers - Old Codger B side of Walk on By Featuring George Melly
Tempo:
105.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
C#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[C#]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, [A] what [E] an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
Communions got a lot of grays, they got style and bread and wine, but [A] they're not mine.
[E] You know what I like.
[Em] [A]
[E] [A] [E] What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
I may belong in tooth and jaw, but I got a lot of nuts when it [A] comes to an angel [E] boy.
Pray for me.
[Em] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] What an old country I am, [A] what an old country I am, what an [E] old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am.
[D] When the choir's singing in the aisles and the moon's up over the steeple, [A] I might just
turn [E] into a four-wheeler and creep up on you with my [C#] beef jerky.
[F#m] Hey, baby, [B]
[A] we're gonna shave [Em] them dry.
[D] [C#]
[E] [A] You don't know what a shave them dry [Em] is, you old boy.
[A]
Mmm, [Em] [A] that's good, that's good.
[D] [C#] Yeah, that's
[A] good.
Just [Em] close your eyes, [F#] baby, and think of me.
[E] [B] Well, [A] why not always keep my socks on?
[E] [A] [C#]
[A] [G]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[C]
[C#]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, [A] what [E] an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
Communions got a lot of grays, they got style and bread and wine, but [A] they're not mine.
[E] You know what I like.
[Em] [A]
[E] [A] [E] What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
I may belong in tooth and jaw, but I got a lot of nuts when it [A] comes to an angel [E] boy.
Pray for me.
[Em] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] What an old country I am, [A] what an old country I am, what an [E] old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am.
[D] When the choir's singing in the aisles and the moon's up over the steeple, [A] I might just
turn [E] into a four-wheeler and creep up on you with my [C#] beef jerky.
[F#m] Hey, baby, [B]
[A] we're gonna shave [Em] them dry.
[D] [C#]
[E] [A] You don't know what a shave them dry [Em] is, you old boy.
[A]
Mmm, [Em] [A] that's good, that's good.
[D] [C#] Yeah, that's
[A] good.
Just [Em] close your eyes, [F#] baby, and think of me.
[E] [B] Well, [A] why not always keep my socks on?
[E] [A] [C#]
[A] [G]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
Em
C#
D
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E
Em
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[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, [A] what [E] an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
Communions got a lot of grays, they got style and bread and wine, but [A] they're not mine.
[E] _ You know what I like. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
I may belong in tooth and jaw, but I got a lot of nuts when it [A] comes to an angel [E] boy.
_ Pray for me. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] [E] What an old country I am, [A] what an old country I am, what an [E] old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am.
[D] When the choir's singing in the aisles and the moon's up over the steeple, [A] I might just
turn [E] into a four-wheeler and creep up on you with my [C#] beef jerky. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Hey, baby, _ [B] _
[A] we're gonna shave [Em] them dry.
[D] _ [C#] _ _
[E] [A] You don't know what a shave them dry _ [Em] is, you old boy.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Mmm, [Em] _ _ [A] that's good, that's good.
[D] _ [C#] Yeah, that's _ _ _
[A] _ good.
Just [Em] close your eyes, [F#] baby, and think of me. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Well, [A] why not always keep my socks on? _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, [A] what [E] an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
Communions got a lot of grays, they got style and bread and wine, but [A] they're not mine.
[E] _ You know what I like. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ What an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I [D] am.
I may belong in tooth and jaw, but I got a lot of nuts when it [A] comes to an angel [E] boy.
_ Pray for me. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] [E] What an old country I am, [A] what an old country I am, what an [E] old country I am, what an old
country I am, what an old country I am, what an old country I am.
[D] When the choir's singing in the aisles and the moon's up over the steeple, [A] I might just
turn [E] into a four-wheeler and creep up on you with my [C#] beef jerky. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Hey, baby, _ [B] _
[A] we're gonna shave [Em] them dry.
[D] _ [C#] _ _
[E] [A] You don't know what a shave them dry _ [Em] is, you old boy.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Mmm, [Em] _ _ [A] that's good, that's good.
[D] _ [C#] Yeah, that's _ _ _
[A] _ good.
Just [Em] close your eyes, [F#] baby, and think of me. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Well, [A] why not always keep my socks on? _ _ _ _
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