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My Old Man chords by
Harry Belafonte
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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Bm
Bm
2

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Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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My old
E
E

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Em
Em

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man had a rounder's soul
Asus4
Asus4

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He'd hear an old freight train,
Bm
Bm
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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then he'd have to go
E
E

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He came through town back
Em
Em

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before the war
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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Didn't even know what it was
Asus4
Asus4

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he was looking for
D
D

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Verse 2

E
E

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Carried a tattered bag
Em
Em

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for his violin
Asus4
Asus4

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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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Full of lots of songs
D
D

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of the places he had been

He talked real easy,
E
E

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Em
Em

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had a smiling way
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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But he could pass along to you
Em
Em

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G
G

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when his fiddle played
Verse 3
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
Em

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Making people drop their
G
G

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cares and woes
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
Em

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To hum out loud those tunes that
Asus4
Asus4

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his fiddle bowed
Interlude 1
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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Verse 4
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
Em

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E
E

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His fiddler's eye caught
Em
Em

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one beauty there
Asus4
Asus4

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She had that rolling, flowing,
Bm
Bm
2

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glowing kind of hair
E
E

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Em
Em

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Just for her as if she danced alone
G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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He played his favorite song s,
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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the ones he called his own
Verse 5
D
D

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E
E

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He played until she was
Em
Em

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the last to go
Asus4
Asus4

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Then he stopped and packed his case,
D
D

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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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said he'd take her home

And all her nights that passed,
E
E

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Em
Em

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ah, a child was born
Asus4
Asus4

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All the years that passed,
D
D

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G
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D

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Asus4
Asus4

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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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love would keep them warm
Verse 6
F#m
F#m
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Em
Em

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Making people drop

their cares and woes
G
G

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F#m
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Em
Em

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To hum out loud those tunes that his
Interlude 2

fiddle bowed
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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Bm
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2

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Verse 7
Bm
Bm
2

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E
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Well, the train one morning blew
Em
Em

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a lonesome sound
Asus4
Asus4

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Bm
Bm
2

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As if it sang the blues of
F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
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what it took from town
E
E

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All that I recall and said

when I was young
Em
Em

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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Was no one else but her could really sing

those songs he sang
Em
Em

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D
D

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Verse 8
G
G

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F#m
F#m
2

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Em
Em

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Making people drop their
G
G

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cares and woes
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
Em

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To hum out loud those tun es
Asus4
Asus4

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that his fiddle bowed
Outro 1
D
D

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D
D

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D
D

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Chords

  • D

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • Asus4

  • F#m

    2

  • G

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of My Old Man by Harry Belafonte is E major.

The primary chords used in My Old Man are E, G#, C#m, F#, F#m, Bsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, G#, C#m, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of My Old Man is approximately 97 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of My Old Man using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Harry Belafonte.

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