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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
A G A G
A G A G
πΈ Verse:
A G
I looked in the mirror today
A G
My eyes just didn't seem so bright
D C G/B C
I've lost a few more hairs
D C G/B C A
I think I'm going bald
G A G
I think I'm going bald
πΈ Verse 2:
A G
Seems like only yesterday
A G
We would sit and talk of dreams all night
D C G/B C
Dreams of youth and simple truths
D C G/B C A
Now we're so involved
G A G E A G
so involved with life
πΈ Bridge:
E E A G
I walked down vanity fair
E E A G
Memory lane everywhere
E E A G
Wall Street shuffles there
A
Dressed in flowing hair
πΈ Solo:
G A G
The wire
A G A G
πΈ Verse 3:
A G
Once we loved the flowers
A G
Now we ask the price of the land
D C G/B C
Once we would take water
D C G/B C
But now it must be wine
D C G/B C
Now we've been and now we've seen
D C G/B C A
what price, peace of mind
G A G
Take a piece of my mind
πΈ Bridge:
E E A G
My life is slipping away
E E A G
I'm aging every day
E E A G
But even when I'm grey
E E A G
I'll still be grey my way
πΈ Solo:
E A G E
E A G E
E A G E
E A G E
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
A G A G
Song History
Published: June 14, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025