Chords for Young Mans Job - Jerry Reed and the Old Dogs
Tempo:
69.075 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
F#
A#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [D#] [G#] [A#m] Yeah, yeah.
[G#] And I
[C#] I've come up for the thousandth time,
[F#] and I stepped out on that [A#m] stage again.
[C#] With a little bit of brain in my ponytail,
[D#] and trying to hold my stomach [G#] in.
[C#] I sung my golden old bell,
[F#] from my [C#] fabulous pick-pick pack.
[F#] And then I [C#m] did my old Chuck Berry [A#] hop,
[G] and I nearly [G#] broke my freaking [C#] back.
[F#] Trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[G#] Well, I was around the stage, not acting my age,
[C#] and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, [C#] I'm too damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm just [D#] an old man,
[G#] trying to be a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] acting like [G#] a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] trying to do [G#] a young [C#] man's job.
[G#]
And [C#] I come off of the stage with a sweat and a [F#] shake,
and this rug slipping off of my [C#] dome.
And this sweet young waitress,
she kindly volunteered,
[D#] said she'd like [G#] to drive me home.
[C#] She helped me up the stairs and into my chair,
helped [F#] me off with [C#] my elevator shoes.
[F#] Then she tucked [C#] me [A#] snugly in my bed,
[Gm] and [G#] then they all shook out of their [C#m] seats.
[C#] [C#m] [F#] Trying to do a young man's [C#] job.
Well, [G#] I was around the stage, [C#] not acting my age,
and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, I'm too [C#] damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm [D#] just an old man,
[G#] trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[F#] Come on, y'all.
[C#] [A#]
Oh, yeah.
[D#] [G#] [C#]
This [F#] here's an old man,
trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[G#m] I've been all [G#] around the room,
watching the folks go [C#] boom,
and hoping that my heart don't pop.
[F#] I'm too old for this rock and [C#] roll,
and too damn [A#] dangerous job.
[F#] I'm just an old [G#] man,
trying to be a [C#] young man.
[A#] Old man, acting like [C#] a young man.
[A#] Old man, [G#] trying to do a young man's [C#] job.
[C#m] [C#]
[N]
[G#] And I
[C#] I've come up for the thousandth time,
[F#] and I stepped out on that [A#m] stage again.
[C#] With a little bit of brain in my ponytail,
[D#] and trying to hold my stomach [G#] in.
[C#] I sung my golden old bell,
[F#] from my [C#] fabulous pick-pick pack.
[F#] And then I [C#m] did my old Chuck Berry [A#] hop,
[G] and I nearly [G#] broke my freaking [C#] back.
[F#] Trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[G#] Well, I was around the stage, not acting my age,
[C#] and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, [C#] I'm too damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm just [D#] an old man,
[G#] trying to be a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] acting like [G#] a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] trying to do [G#] a young [C#] man's job.
[G#]
And [C#] I come off of the stage with a sweat and a [F#] shake,
and this rug slipping off of my [C#] dome.
And this sweet young waitress,
she kindly volunteered,
[D#] said she'd like [G#] to drive me home.
[C#] She helped me up the stairs and into my chair,
helped [F#] me off with [C#] my elevator shoes.
[F#] Then she tucked [C#] me [A#] snugly in my bed,
[Gm] and [G#] then they all shook out of their [C#m] seats.
[C#] [C#m] [F#] Trying to do a young man's [C#] job.
Well, [G#] I was around the stage, [C#] not acting my age,
and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, I'm too [C#] damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm [D#] just an old man,
[G#] trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[F#] Come on, y'all.
[C#] [A#]
Oh, yeah.
[D#] [G#] [C#]
This [F#] here's an old man,
trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[G#m] I've been all [G#] around the room,
watching the folks go [C#] boom,
and hoping that my heart don't pop.
[F#] I'm too old for this rock and [C#] roll,
and too damn [A#] dangerous job.
[F#] I'm just an old [G#] man,
trying to be a [C#] young man.
[A#] Old man, acting like [C#] a young man.
[A#] Old man, [G#] trying to do a young man's [C#] job.
[C#m] [C#]
[N]
Key:
C#
G#
F#
A#
D#
C#
G#
F#
_ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ [G#] [A#m] Yeah, yeah.
[G#] And I_
[C#] I've come up for the thousandth time,
[F#] and I stepped out on that [A#m] stage again.
[C#] With a little bit of brain in my ponytail,
[D#] and trying to hold my stomach [G#] in.
[C#] I sung my golden old bell,
[F#] from my [C#] fabulous pick-pick pack.
[F#] And then I [C#m] did my old Chuck Berry [A#] hop,
[G] and I nearly [G#] broke my freaking [C#] back.
[F#] _ _ Trying to do a young [C#] man's job. _ _
[G#] Well, I was around the stage, not acting my age,
[C#] and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, [C#] I'm too damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm just [D#] an old man,
[G#] trying to be a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] acting like [G#] a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] trying to do [G#] a young [C#] man's job.
_ [G#]
And [C#] I come off of the stage with a sweat and a [F#] shake,
and this rug slipping off of my [C#] dome.
And this sweet young waitress,
she kindly volunteered,
[D#] said she'd like [G#] to drive me home.
[C#] She helped me up the stairs and into my chair,
helped [F#] me off with [C#] my elevator shoes.
[F#] Then she tucked [C#] me [A#] snugly in my bed,
[Gm] and [G#] then they all shook out of their [C#m] seats.
[C#] _ [C#m] _ [F#] Trying to do a young man's [C#] job. _
Well, [G#] I was around the stage, _ _ [C#] not acting my age,
and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, I'm too _ [C#] damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm [D#] just an old man,
[G#] trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[F#] Come on, y'all.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#]
Oh, yeah.
[D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
This [F#] here's an old man,
trying to do a young [C#] man's job. _
[G#m] I've been all [G#] around the room,
watching the folks go [C#] boom,
and hoping that my heart don't pop.
[F#] _ I'm too old for this rock and [C#] roll,
and too damn [A#] dangerous job.
[F#] I'm just an old [G#] man,
trying to be a [C#] young man.
[A#] Old man, acting like [C#] a young man.
[A#] Old man, [G#] trying to do a young man's [C#] job. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] And I_
[C#] I've come up for the thousandth time,
[F#] and I stepped out on that [A#m] stage again.
[C#] With a little bit of brain in my ponytail,
[D#] and trying to hold my stomach [G#] in.
[C#] I sung my golden old bell,
[F#] from my [C#] fabulous pick-pick pack.
[F#] And then I [C#m] did my old Chuck Berry [A#] hop,
[G] and I nearly [G#] broke my freaking [C#] back.
[F#] _ _ Trying to do a young [C#] man's job. _ _
[G#] Well, I was around the stage, not acting my age,
[C#] and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, [C#] I'm too damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm just [D#] an old man,
[G#] trying to be a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] acting like [G#] a young man.
[C#] [A#] Old man, [D#] trying to do [G#] a young [C#] man's job.
_ [G#]
And [C#] I come off of the stage with a sweat and a [F#] shake,
and this rug slipping off of my [C#] dome.
And this sweet young waitress,
she kindly volunteered,
[D#] said she'd like [G#] to drive me home.
[C#] She helped me up the stairs and into my chair,
helped [F#] me off with [C#] my elevator shoes.
[F#] Then she tucked [C#] me [A#] snugly in my bed,
[Gm] and [G#] then they all shook out of their [C#m] seats.
[C#] _ [C#m] _ [F#] Trying to do a young man's [C#] job. _
Well, [G#] I was around the stage, _ _ [C#] not acting my age,
and hoping that I don't flop.
[F#] Well, I'm too old,
well, I'm too _ [C#] damn poor to [A#] stop.
I'm [D#] just an old man,
[G#] trying to do a young [C#] man's job.
[F#] Come on, y'all.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#]
Oh, yeah.
[D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
This [F#] here's an old man,
trying to do a young [C#] man's job. _
[G#m] I've been all [G#] around the room,
watching the folks go [C#] boom,
and hoping that my heart don't pop.
[F#] _ I'm too old for this rock and [C#] roll,
and too damn [A#] dangerous job.
[F#] I'm just an old [G#] man,
trying to be a [C#] young man.
[A#] Old man, acting like [C#] a young man.
[A#] Old man, [G#] trying to do a young man's [C#] job. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _