When You Are Old chords by Gretchen Peters

Chords with lyrics

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

D5D5    = xx0235  A augmentedA   = x02220  F# minorF#m  = 244222
Dsus2/F# = 200230  A4  = x02230  B minorBm   = x24432 or xxxx432
Gadd2  = 3x0203  D MajorD   = xx0232  BmMaj7Bmmaj7 = x24332 or xxxx332
G+G    = 320003  D/C  = x30232  Bm7/A = x04232 or xxxx232
E minor 7Em7   = 022030  G/BG/B  = x20033  E7/G# = 4x2400 or xxxx132
A7A7    = x02020  Gm/Bb = x10033  D4   = xx0233
A7sus4A7sus4  = x02030  Fm/C# = x44222
D/F#D/F#   = 200232

N.B. The B minorBm progression in the middle 8 has a descending bass note,
and to be accurate should have a Bb majorBb 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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D5D5  Dsus2/F# Gadd2   D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7   A7A7   D MajorD  A7sus4A7sus4
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D MajorD   Dsus2/F#    Gadd2
  When you are old,   and tired and grey,
G+G   D/F#D/F#       E minor 7Em7      A augmentedA  A4
  And wear your over - coat on sunny days,
D MajorD    D/C          G/BG/B   Gm/Bb
  When your brave tales have all been told,
D MajorD    A7A7      D MajorD           A7sus4A7sus4
  I'll ask for them... when you are old!

D MajorD   Dsus2/F#    Gadd2
  When you are old,    and full of sleep,
G+G   D/F#D/F#       E minor 7Em7    A augmentedA  A4
  And death no longer makes you weep,
D MajorD  D/C         G/BG/B    Gm/Bb
     When your body aches with cold,
D MajorD     A7A7       D MajorD
  I'll warm your heart... when you are old!

D MajorD Fm/C# B minorBm       F# minorF#m      G+G   D MajorD
       And you'll still be the same to me,
G+G       D/F#D/F#    E minor 7Em7   A7A7
  A augmentedA comfort,   and a myster - y,
B minorBm      Bmmaj7/(Bb majorBb bass)   Bm7/A   E7/G#
  And I will be       old too, you see,
G+G           A7sus4A7sus4      A7A7
  I'll need someone...   to comfort me!

D MajorD  Dsus2/F#  Gadd2   D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7   A7A7   D MajorD   A7sus4A7sus4
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D MajorD   Dsus2/F#    Gadd2
  When you are old,    and pale and gaunt,
G+G     D/F#D/F#    E minor 7Em7       A augmentedA  A4
  And a gentle hand...  is all you want,
D MajorD  D/C       G/BG/B   Gm/Bb
   I will give you mine to hold,
D MajorD      A7A7   D MajorD          A7A7
  I'll be here...   when you are old,
D MajorD   D/C       G/BG/B  Gm/Bb
  Oh, I will give you mine to hold,
D MajorD      A7A7   D MajorD     Dsus2/F#     Gadd2  D/F#D/F#
  I'll be here...   when you-------- are old------!

E minor 7Em7  A7A7    D MajorD   (D4)   (D5D5)
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