Old Man foi inspirada pela relação de Neil Young com o zelador do rancho, Louis Avila, que ele comprou em 1970. A música reflete as reflexões de Young sobre a idade e o relacionamento entre gerações.
Tom: D
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D5
D
D4
D
D5
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D5
D
D4
D
D5
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D
Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were.
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D
Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were.
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G
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D
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Old man look at my life, Twenty four and there's so much more
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C
F
Live alone in a paradise That makes me think of two.
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F
C
G
Love lost, such a cost, Give me things that don't get lost.
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C
Like a coin that won't get tossed
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G
Rolling home to you.
D
Am7
Em7
G
D
Old man take a look at my life
Am7
Em7
G
I'm a lot like you
D
I need someone to love me
Am7
Em7
G
the whole day through
D
Ah, one look in my eyes
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Em7
G
and you can tell that's true.
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Lullabies, look in your eyes, Run around the same old town.
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Doesn't mean that much to me
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To mean that much to you.
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G
I've been first and last, Look at how the time goes past.