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OLD MAN - NEIL YOUNG -------------------- from: HARVEST Submitted by: Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk) Intro tabbed by: Nicolas Menard (mhmenard@nordnet.fr) (via HyperRust, except intro which was sent to me personally) NOTE: some notes are more or less muted (listen to the tape). h : hammer on ( ): 'play it or not, as you feel it' p : pull off / : slide up Dm7/add2: xx0560 INTRO: (and beginning) Dm7/add2 e:---------|---0--------|---------0--|------0--0--|------------| B:---6-----|6--------6--|6--------6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--| G:5--0-h5--|5-----5-----|0-h5--5-(5)-|------------|0-h5--5--5--| D:0--------|------0-----|------0-----|0-----------|------0-----| A:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------| D Dm7/add2 e:---0--------|---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0--------|----0--| B:6--6--6--6--|---------|---------|------------|---3--------|/6--6--| G:5--5--5--0--|2--------|2--2--2--|------2--2--|2-----2--0--|-------| D:------------|0--------|------0--|------0-----|0-----------|-------| A:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------| E:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------| e:---0--0--0--|------------|---0--0--0--|------------|---0-----0--| B:---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|6--6--6-----| G:5-----------|0-h5--5--5--|5-----------|0-h5-----5--|5-----5-----| D:0-----------|------------|------------|------0-----|------------| A:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| D Dm7/add2 e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2-----2--|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---| B:---------|---------|3--------3--|3--3--3--/6--|(6)-----------| G:2--------|2--2--2--|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------| D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------| A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------| E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------| Old e:--(0)-0--0--|-------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--| B:6-(6)(6)----|----6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|---6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-| G:0-h5--5-----|-------------|0-h5--------|------------|0-h5--------| D:------------|0------------|------------|0-----------|------------| A:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------| E:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------| man look at my life I' m lot like D Dm7/add2 e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---| B:---------|3--3-----|3--------3--|---3-----/6--|(6)-----------| G:---------|---------|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------| D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------| A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------| E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------| you were Old e:-------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0---| B:------(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)--| G:-0-h5--------|---5--------|0-h5--------|---5--------|0-h5---------| D:(0)----------|0-----------|------------|0-----------|-------------| A:-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------| E:-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------| man look at my life I' m lot like D F C G e:----------------| B:----------------| G:----------------| D:----------------| A:----------------| E:----------------| you were D F C F VERSE: D F C G Old man look at my life, twenty four and there's so much more. D F C F Live alone in a paradise that makes me think of two. D F C G Love lost, such a cost, give me things that won't get lost. D C F G Like a coin that won't get tossed rolling home to you (base run from G into D of Chorus, notes: G A B C D) CHORUS: D D Dsus4 D Am7 Em7 D Am7 Em7 Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you. D Am7 Em7 I need someone to love me the whole day through. D Am7 Em7 Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true. D F C G D F C F 2nd VERSE: Lullabys, look in your eyes, run around the same old town. Doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you. I've been first and last, look at how the time goes past. But I'm all alone alone at last, rolling home to you. repeat chorus and go immediately into intro again but on the last "you were" finish as below: D F C G D you were. ***************************************************************************************** The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, if such exists. It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy *****************************************************************************************