Old Soldiers chords by Hal Ketchum

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
G+G     E minorEm     C majorC  D MajorD   G+G

Verse 1:
        G+G            E minorEm
Old habits die hard, some wounds never heal;
        C majorC               D MajorD
we got what we came for, this is part of the deal.
      G+G           E minorEm
I can't forget you, I can't even try,
       C majorC     D MajorD     G+G
sometimes it seems like  somebody died.

[Chorus}
         G+G           E minorEm
Old soldiers die hard, old hearts beat slow;
        C majorC   D MajorD         G+G
old friends go easy,  old lovers just go.

Verse 2:
         G+G              E minorEm
Some fools never learn, ain't that what they say,
        C majorC          D MajorD
I turned for a moment, you turned away.
       G+G         E minorEm
You had your reasons, God only knows,
          C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
if it bothered you, baby,  it never showed.

[Chorus}
         G+G           E minorEm
Old soldiers die hard, old hearts beat slow,
        C majorC   D MajorD         G+G
old friends go easy,  old lovers just go.
         G+G          E minorEm
Old soldiers die hard, old heads hang low,
        C majorC   D MajorD         G+G
old friends go easy,  old lovers just go.

Interlude:
G+G     E minorEm     C majorC  D MajorD   G+G

Bridge:
    E minorEm       C majorC       G+G    G+G
I keep telling myself  that it's alright,
   E minorEm    C majorC     D MajorD    D MajorD
but I know that later on tonight ...

[End-Chorus}
         G+G           E minorEm
Old soldiers cry hard, old hearts beat slow,
        C majorC   D MajorD         G+G
old friends go easy,  old lovers just go.
         G+G          E minorEm
Old soldiers die hard, old heads hang low,
        C majorC   D MajorD         G+G
old friends go easy,  old lovers just go.

Outro: (Repeat and Fade Out)
G+G     E minorEm     C majorC  D MajorD   G+G