Williams Brothers - The Old Man Chords
Tempo:
69.875 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] This is a story [D] about an old man who could barely [A] read or write.
And every day when he went to his mailbox [D] to pick up his mail, he'd [A] notice some young
boys on the sidewalk would be laughing and making fun of him [D] because he was struggling
and [E] straining [Em] trying to read [A] his mail.
And one morning the [E] old man stopped and said, young man, I [A] want to know what's so funny.
He said, instead of laughing at me, [D] you ought to be thankful you can go to [A] school and get
a good education.
He said, I didn't have a chance to go to [D] school like you.
He said, I had [A] to work in the fields picking cotton, climbing old mills from sun up [D] to
sun down just to provide food and clothes for [Em] my family.
[A] He said, everybody help of the good Lord, [E] we [D] made it.
The old man said, [A] I may not have books this like you.
He said, but I've [D] been saved and I got the [A] love of Jesus in my heart and he's my teacher.
The things [D] that I couldn't do, he did.
[F#m] Things that I didn't [A] have, he gave me.
Things that I didn't [D] know, he taught me.
So God [Em] taught me how to love one [A] another, taught me how to [E] give and be forgiven.
[D] The young man, you [A] might grow up to be doctors and lawyers and teachers.
[D] He said, but if you don't have the love of [A] Jesus in your heart, it don't mean a thing.
He said, none [D] but the righteous shall [A] see my God.
And he said, the blood of Jesus [D] got in all my eyes and crossed all [A] my teeth [Em] and it covered
all [A] my misspelled words.
[D] And he said, young man, let me put some on your mind.
[A] He said, I can't read [D] like you, no.
[A] He said, I can't write [D] like you do.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [G] in the Lamb's [Bm] book of life.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is opened, [Em] yes, and the [A] roll call [D] is raised, he [F#m] said, Jesus
will [B] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, [D]
[A] he's going to read my name.
[D] That old man said, another thing I want you young [A] men to know.
So I may not have an education, [D] but I'm still going to a graduation.
[A] And like you, I'll have a report [D] card too.
So it might not read A's and [A] B's, but it's going to read seven.
[D] You've been good in faith [A] and you've done good [Em] deeds.
And when I get [A] to my graduation, [D] I'm not going to wear no cap and gown.
[A] So I'm going to put on my long white robe and my scarlet [D] crown.
And another thing [A] he said, I'm not walking down no aisles.
But when I plant [D] my feet, they'll be on a gold-painted street.
[A] And when I get my diploma, it's going to say, sir, well done.
You've got a man [Em] in the sky.
[A] Two wings, I [D] believe you can fly.
[A] He said, I can't read like you.
No.
In learn how to write like you [D] do.
Oh, [A] no.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [A] [G] in the last book [Bm] of [A] life.
Yes.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is on [Em] and the [A] road [E] corners red, [D] [E] he said,
[F#m] Jesus will [B]
[F#m] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah.
He's going to read my name.
That's what that [D] old man said.
[F#m] Jesus will [B] be there [E] to [A] read my name.
Going to read my [D] name.
And I'm going to [F#m] love the way [A] he [D] said it.
[C#m] [F#m] Jesus will be [B]
[E] there [A] to read my name.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's going to [A] read my name.
Not worried [D] about it, not worried about it, not [A] worried about it.
[F#m] Because my, my, my, my [B] baby, [E] God's going to read that [A] right now.
[D] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] This is a story [D] about an old man who could barely [A] read or write.
And every day when he went to his mailbox [D] to pick up his mail, he'd [A] notice some young
boys on the sidewalk would be laughing and making fun of him [D] because he was struggling
and [E] straining [Em] trying to read [A] his mail.
And one morning the [E] old man stopped and said, young man, I [A] want to know what's so funny.
He said, instead of laughing at me, [D] you ought to be thankful you can go to [A] school and get
a good education.
He said, I didn't have a chance to go to [D] school like you.
He said, I had [A] to work in the fields picking cotton, climbing old mills from sun up [D] to
sun down just to provide food and clothes for [Em] my family.
[A] He said, everybody help of the good Lord, [E] we [D] made it.
The old man said, [A] I may not have books this like you.
He said, but I've [D] been saved and I got the [A] love of Jesus in my heart and he's my teacher.
The things [D] that I couldn't do, he did.
[F#m] Things that I didn't [A] have, he gave me.
Things that I didn't [D] know, he taught me.
So God [Em] taught me how to love one [A] another, taught me how to [E] give and be forgiven.
[D] The young man, you [A] might grow up to be doctors and lawyers and teachers.
[D] He said, but if you don't have the love of [A] Jesus in your heart, it don't mean a thing.
He said, none [D] but the righteous shall [A] see my God.
And he said, the blood of Jesus [D] got in all my eyes and crossed all [A] my teeth [Em] and it covered
all [A] my misspelled words.
[D] And he said, young man, let me put some on your mind.
[A] He said, I can't read [D] like you, no.
[A] He said, I can't write [D] like you do.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [G] in the Lamb's [Bm] book of life.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is opened, [Em] yes, and the [A] roll call [D] is raised, he [F#m] said, Jesus
will [B] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, [D]
[A] he's going to read my name.
[D] That old man said, another thing I want you young [A] men to know.
So I may not have an education, [D] but I'm still going to a graduation.
[A] And like you, I'll have a report [D] card too.
So it might not read A's and [A] B's, but it's going to read seven.
[D] You've been good in faith [A] and you've done good [Em] deeds.
And when I get [A] to my graduation, [D] I'm not going to wear no cap and gown.
[A] So I'm going to put on my long white robe and my scarlet [D] crown.
And another thing [A] he said, I'm not walking down no aisles.
But when I plant [D] my feet, they'll be on a gold-painted street.
[A] And when I get my diploma, it's going to say, sir, well done.
You've got a man [Em] in the sky.
[A] Two wings, I [D] believe you can fly.
[A] He said, I can't read like you.
No.
In learn how to write like you [D] do.
Oh, [A] no.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [A] [G] in the last book [Bm] of [A] life.
Yes.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is on [Em] and the [A] road [E] corners red, [D] [E] he said,
[F#m] Jesus will [B]
[F#m] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah.
He's going to read my name.
That's what that [D] old man said.
[F#m] Jesus will [B] be there [E] to [A] read my name.
Going to read my [D] name.
And I'm going to [F#m] love the way [A] he [D] said it.
[C#m] [F#m] Jesus will be [B]
[E] there [A] to read my name.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's going to [A] read my name.
Not worried [D] about it, not worried about it, not [A] worried about it.
[F#m] Because my, my, my, my [B] baby, [E] God's going to read that [A] right now.
[D] [A]
Key:
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D
Em
E
F#m
A
D
Em
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ This is a story [D] about an old man who could barely [A] read or write.
And every day when he went to his mailbox [D] to pick up his mail, he'd [A] notice some young
boys on the sidewalk would be laughing and making fun of him [D] because he was struggling
and [E] straining [Em] trying to read [A] his mail.
And one morning the [E] old man stopped and said, young man, I [A] want to know what's so funny.
He said, instead of laughing at me, [D] you ought to be thankful you can go to [A] school and get
a good education.
He said, I didn't have a chance to go to [D] school like you.
He said, I had [A] to work in the fields picking cotton, climbing old mills from sun up [D] to
sun down just to provide food and clothes for [Em] my family.
[A] He said, everybody help of the good Lord, [E] we [D] made it.
The old man said, [A] I may not have books this like you.
He said, but I've [D] been saved and I got the [A] love of Jesus in my heart and he's my teacher.
The things [D] that I couldn't do, he did.
[F#m] Things that I didn't [A] have, he gave me.
Things that I didn't [D] know, he taught me.
So God [Em] taught me how to love one [A] another, taught me how to [E] give and be forgiven.
[D] The young man, you [A] might grow up to be doctors and lawyers and teachers.
[D] He said, but if you don't have the love of [A] Jesus in your heart, it don't mean a thing.
He said, none [D] but the righteous shall [A] see my God.
And he said, the blood of Jesus [D] got in all my eyes and crossed all [A] my teeth [Em] and it covered
all [A] my misspelled words.
[D] And he said, young man, let me put some on your mind.
[A] He said, I can't read [D] like you, no.
[A] He said, I can't write [D] like you do.
_ [Em] But my name has [C#] been written down _ [G] in the Lamb's [Bm] book of life.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is opened, [Em] yes, and the [A] roll call [D] is raised, he [F#m] said, Jesus
will [B] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, [D] _
_ [A] he's going to read my name.
_ [D] That old man said, another thing I want you young [A] men to know.
So I may not have an education, [D] but I'm still going to a graduation.
[A] And like you, I'll have a report [D] card too.
So it might not read A's and [A] B's, but it's going to read seven.
[D] You've been good in faith [A] and you've done good [Em] deeds.
And when I get [A] to my graduation, [D] I'm not going to wear no cap and gown.
[A] So I'm going to put on my long white robe and my scarlet [D] crown.
And another thing [A] he said, I'm not walking down no aisles.
But when I plant [D] my feet, they'll be on a gold-painted street.
[A] And when I get my diploma, it's going to say, sir, well done.
You've got a man [Em] in the sky.
[A] Two wings, I [D] believe you can fly.
[A] He said, I can't read like you.
No.
_ In learn how to write like you [D] do.
Oh, [A] no.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [A] _ [G] in the last book [Bm] of [A] life.
Yes.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is on _ [Em] and the [A] road [E] corners red, [D] _ [E] he said,
[F#m] Jesus will [B]
[F#m] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah.
He's going to read my name.
That's what that [D] old man said.
[F#m] _ Jesus will [B] be there [E] to [A] read my name.
Going to read my [D] name.
And I'm going to _ [F#m] love the way [A] he [D] said it.
_ [C#m] [F#m] Jesus will _ be [B] _
[E] there [A] to read my name.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's going to [A] read my name.
Not worried [D] about it, not worried about it, not [A] worried about it.
[F#m] Because my, my, my, my [B] baby, [E] God's going to read that [A] right now.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ This is a story [D] about an old man who could barely [A] read or write.
And every day when he went to his mailbox [D] to pick up his mail, he'd [A] notice some young
boys on the sidewalk would be laughing and making fun of him [D] because he was struggling
and [E] straining [Em] trying to read [A] his mail.
And one morning the [E] old man stopped and said, young man, I [A] want to know what's so funny.
He said, instead of laughing at me, [D] you ought to be thankful you can go to [A] school and get
a good education.
He said, I didn't have a chance to go to [D] school like you.
He said, I had [A] to work in the fields picking cotton, climbing old mills from sun up [D] to
sun down just to provide food and clothes for [Em] my family.
[A] He said, everybody help of the good Lord, [E] we [D] made it.
The old man said, [A] I may not have books this like you.
He said, but I've [D] been saved and I got the [A] love of Jesus in my heart and he's my teacher.
The things [D] that I couldn't do, he did.
[F#m] Things that I didn't [A] have, he gave me.
Things that I didn't [D] know, he taught me.
So God [Em] taught me how to love one [A] another, taught me how to [E] give and be forgiven.
[D] The young man, you [A] might grow up to be doctors and lawyers and teachers.
[D] He said, but if you don't have the love of [A] Jesus in your heart, it don't mean a thing.
He said, none [D] but the righteous shall [A] see my God.
And he said, the blood of Jesus [D] got in all my eyes and crossed all [A] my teeth [Em] and it covered
all [A] my misspelled words.
[D] And he said, young man, let me put some on your mind.
[A] He said, I can't read [D] like you, no.
[A] He said, I can't write [D] like you do.
_ [Em] But my name has [C#] been written down _ [G] in the Lamb's [Bm] book of life.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is opened, [Em] yes, and the [A] roll call [D] is raised, he [F#m] said, Jesus
will [B] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, [D] _
_ [A] he's going to read my name.
_ [D] That old man said, another thing I want you young [A] men to know.
So I may not have an education, [D] but I'm still going to a graduation.
[A] And like you, I'll have a report [D] card too.
So it might not read A's and [A] B's, but it's going to read seven.
[D] You've been good in faith [A] and you've done good [Em] deeds.
And when I get [A] to my graduation, [D] I'm not going to wear no cap and gown.
[A] So I'm going to put on my long white robe and my scarlet [D] crown.
And another thing [A] he said, I'm not walking down no aisles.
But when I plant [D] my feet, they'll be on a gold-painted street.
[A] And when I get my diploma, it's going to say, sir, well done.
You've got a man [Em] in the sky.
[A] Two wings, I [D] believe you can fly.
[A] He said, I can't read like you.
No.
_ In learn how to write like you [D] do.
Oh, [A] no.
[Em] But my name has [C#] been written down [A] _ [G] in the last book [Bm] of [A] life.
Yes.
[Em] And when the book of life [C#] is on _ [Em] and the [A] road [E] corners red, [D] _ [E] he said,
[F#m] Jesus will [B]
[F#m] be there [E] to read [A] my name.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah.
He's going to read my name.
That's what that [D] old man said.
[F#m] _ Jesus will [B] be there [E] to [A] read my name.
Going to read my [D] name.
And I'm going to _ [F#m] love the way [A] he [D] said it.
_ [C#m] [F#m] Jesus will _ be [B] _
[E] there [A] to read my name.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's going to [A] read my name.
Not worried [D] about it, not worried about it, not [A] worried about it.
[F#m] Because my, my, my, my [B] baby, [E] God's going to read that [A] right now.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _