The Old Man chords by The Fureys

G          C
The tears have all been shed now
   D         G
We've said our last good-byes
  Am
His soul's been blessed
   A
He's laid to rest
           G
And it's now I feel alone
             C
He was more than just a father
  D        G
A teacher, my best friend
    Am
He can still be heard
    A
In the tunes we shared
     D
When we play them on our own.

Chorus

  C        G
I never will forget him
    C       G
For he made me what I am
     Em
Though he may be gone
     D   Em
Memories linger on
   C     D     G
And I miss him?...the old man

   G         C
As a boy, he'd take me walking
  D         G
By mountain field and stream
    Am
And he showed me things
   A
Not known to kings
              G
And secret between him and me
     C
Like the colours of the pheasant
          D
As he rises in the dawn
  Am       A
And how to fish and make a wish
         D
Beside the holly tree

Chorus

  C        G
I never will forget him
    C       G
For he made me what I am
     Em
Though he may be gone
     D   Em
Memories linger on
   C     D     G
And I miss him?...the old man

  G          C
I thought he'd live forever
  D         G
He seemed so big and strong
    Am
But the minutes fly
    A
And the years roll by
          G
For a father and a son
   G         C
And suddenly, when it happened
     D       G
There was so much left unsaid
  Am
No second chance
  A
To tell him thanks
           D
For everything he's done.

Chorus
  C        G
I never will forget him
    C       G
For he made me what I am
     Em
Though he may be gone
     D   Em
Memories linger on
   C     D     G
And I miss him?...the old man