Old Folkie chords by Harry Chapin

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D5 D4 (2x)

Verse 1:
         D5
He's the man with the banjo

And the twelve string guitar
           D4
And he's singin' us a song

To tell us who we are
          D5
When you look in his eyes
                         D4
You know that somebody's in there

Verse 2:
         D5
Yeah he knows where we're going

And where we been
            D4
And how the fog is gettin' thicker

Where the future should begin
          D5
When you look at his life
                           D4
You know that he's really been there

Chorus:
       A                                                 C
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man
 Em
What is that name that they're callin' that man
     A        A/G - A/F# - A/E
You know...
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
 D                      G
They say he's always bleedin'
       D                   G
But whenever somebody's needin' him
 Em                A
He's the one who cares
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
   D                  G
Whenever somethin's burnin'
        D                 G
Or a lesson needs some learnin'
      D        D/C#         Bm
Or a tide that needs some turnin'
Bm/A      Em             A
To some better world somewhere
         Em     A       D
Yeah the old folkie's there...

Instrumental:
D - G - D - G

Verse 3:
           D                       Dsus4   D
Yeah for forty years now he's been pushin' on
   G                       Gsus         G
Carryin' the dream 'cause Woody's long gone
          D                      Dsus4       D    G      Gsus - G - Gsus
He's the last voice singing that bound for glory song
    D                            Dsus4         D
And if you've never seen him you might take a look
          G                              Gsus   G
He's the man that put the meanin' in the music book
           D                    Dsus4          D     G       Gsus - G
Yeah the world may be tired but Pete's still goin' strong

Chorus:
       A                                                 C
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man
 Em
What is that name that they're callin' that man
     A        A/G - A/F# - A/E
You know...
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
 D                      G
They say he's always bleedin'
       D                   G
But whenever somebody's needin' him
 Em                A
He's the one who cares
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
   D                  G
Whenever somethin's burnin'
        D                 G
Or a lesson needs some learnin'
      D        D/C#         Bm
Or a tide that needs some turnin'
Bm/A      Em             A
To some better world somewhere
         Em     A       D
Yeah the old folkie's there...

Instrumental:
D - G - Gsus (4x's)

Chorua:
       A                                                 C
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man
       Em
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man
     A        Asus4 - Emaj7/11/A
You know...
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
   D                G
Singin' for some hopeless cause
   D                  G
Shoutin' down the mountain top
     Em                 A
The wind is his only applause
                 D    G
He's always the old folkie
D                          G
We don't know what we're missin'
         D            G
'Cause nobody ever listens
            D    D/C#         Bm
'Cept the lovers as they're kissin'
Bm/A      Em                 A
Aw he's singin' for them somewhere
         Em     A       D
Yeah the old folkie's there
    Em     A       D
The old folkie's there...

Outro:
G - D - G - Gsus - D