Chord/Tab song: When You Are Old

22nd Jan 2014

Tuning: Standard

The chords are best played in a fingerpicking style

D5 xx0235 A x02220 F#m 244222
Dsus2/F# 200230 A4 x02230 Bm x24432 or xxxx432
Gadd2 3x0203 D xx0232 Bmmaj7 x24332 or xxxx332
G 320003 D/C x30232 Bm7/A x04232 or xxxx232
Em7 022030 G/B x20033 E7/G# 4x2400 or xxxx132
A7 x02020 Gm/Bb x10033 D4 xx0233
A7sus4 x02030 Fm/C# x44222
D/F# 200232

N.B. The Bm progression in the middle 8 has a descending bass note,
and to be accurate should have a Bb bass on the Bm(maj7)chord,
I find the simplest way is to play the chord progression on the
top 3 strings only.



| [D5] / / [Dsus2/F#] / / | [Gadd2] / / / [D/F#] / | [Em7] / / [A7]/ / | [D]/ / [A7sus4] / / |

[D] When[Dsus2/F#] you are old,[Gadd2] and tired and grey,
[G] And [D/F#]wear your over - c[Em7]oat on sunny d[A]ays,[A4]
[D] When [D/C]your brave tales have [G/B]all been[Gm/Bb] told,
[D] I'll a[A7]sk for them..[D]. when you are old![A7sus4]

[D] When[Dsus2/F#] you are old, [Gadd2] and full of sleep,
[G] And [D/F#]death no longer m[Em7]akes you w[A]eep,[A4]
[D] [D/C] When your body a[G/B]ches with [Gm/Bb]cold,
[D] I'll w[A7]arm your heart..[D]. when you are old!

[D] [Fm/C#] [Bm] And you'll s[F#m]till be the sa[G]me to [D]me,
[G] A comfort, [D/F#] and a m[Em7]yster - [A7]y,
[Bm] And I will[Bmmaj7/(Bb] be [bass)] old[Bm7/A] too, you [E7/G#]see,
[G] I'll need someone..[A7sus4]. to comfort [A7]me!

| [D]/ / [Dsus2/F#] / / | [Gadd2] / / / [D/F#] / | [Em7] / / [A7]/ / | [D]/ / [A7sus4] / / |

[D] When[Dsus2/F#] you are old, [Gadd2] and pale and gaunt,
[G] And a ge[D/F#]ntle hand...[Em7] is all you wa[A]nt,[A4]
[D] [D/C] I will give you [G/B]mine to [Gm/Bb]hold,
[D] I'll be h[A7]ere... [D] when you are old,[A7]
[D] Oh,[D/C] I will give you [G/B]mine to[Gm/Bb] hold,
[D] [A7] [D] [Dsus2/F#] [Gadd2] [D/F#]

I'll be here... when you-------- are old------!


| [Em7]/ / [A7]/ / | [D]/ / [(D4)] / / | [(D5)] / ||