When You Are Old Chords & Tabs
Artist: Gretchen Peters
Song: When you are old
Tabbed by: DJ
22nd Jan 2014
From the album 'The secret of life'
Tuning: Standard
The chords are best played in a fingerpicking style
D5 = xx0235 A = x02220 F#m = 244222
[ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] = 200230 A4 = x02230 Bm = x24432 or xxxx432
Gadd2 = 3x0203 D = xx0232 Bmmaj7 = x24332 or xxxx332
G = 320003 D/C = x30232 Bm7/A = x04232 or xxxx232
Em7 = 022030 G/B = x20033 [ch]E7/G#[/ch] = 4x2400 or xxxx132
A7 = x02020 [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch] = x10033 D4 = xx0233
A7sus4 = x02030 [ch]Fm/C#[/ch] = x44222
D/F# = 200232
N.B. The Bm progression in the middle 8 has a descending bass note,
and to be accurate should have a Bb bass on the Bm(maj7)chord,
I find the simplest way is to play the chord progression on the
top 3 strings only.
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D5 [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2 D/F# Em7 A7 D A7sus4
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D [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2
When you are old, and tired and grey,
G D/F# Em7 A A4
And wear your over - coat on sunny days,
D D/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
When your brave tales have all been told,
D A7 D A7sus4
I'll ask for them... when you are old!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gretchen_peters/when_you_are_old_crd.html ]
D [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2
When you are old, and full of sleep,
G D/F# Em7 A A4
And death no longer makes you weep,
D D/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
When your body aches with cold,
D A7 D
I'll warm your heart... when you are old!
D [ch]Fm/C#[/ch] Bm F#m G D
And you'll still be the same to me,
G D/F# Em7 A7
A comfort, and a myster - y,
Bm Bmmaj7/(Bb bass) Bm7/A [ch]E7/G#[/ch]
And I will be old too, you see,
G A7sus4 A7
I'll need someone... to comfort me!
D [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2 D/F# Em7 A7 D A7sus4
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D [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2
When you are old, and pale and gaunt,
G D/F# Em7 A A4
And a gentle hand... is all you want,
D D/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
I will give you mine to hold,
D A7 D A7
I'll be here... when you are old,
D D/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
Oh, I will give you mine to hold,
D A7 D [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] Gadd2 D/F#
I'll be here... when you-------- are old------!
Em7 A7 D (D4) (D5)
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