Old Folkie chords by
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Key: F major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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He's the man with
the banjo and the 12-string guitar
G G 
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And he's singing us the songs
that tell us who we are
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When you look in his eyes you know
G G 
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that somebody's in there
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Yeah, he knows where we're
going and where we been
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And how the fog is gettin' thicker
where the future should begin
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When you look at his life you know
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that he's really been there

Verse 2
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Still, what is the name that
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Em Em 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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they're calling that man?
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Em Em 
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What is  the name that
G G 
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they're calling that man?
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G G 
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F#m F#m 
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Em Em 
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You know, it's always
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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the "Old Folkie"
G G 
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They say he's always bleedin'
D D 
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But whenever somebody's
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Em Em 
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needing him
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He's the one who cares
D D 
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It's always the "Old Folkie"
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Whenever somethin's burning
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G G 
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Or a lesson needs some learning
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F# F# 
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Bm Bm 
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Or a tide that needs some turning
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A A 
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To  a better world somewhere
Yeah,
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A A 
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D D 
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the "Old Folkie's" there

Interlude 1

Verse 3
D D 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Yeah, for forty years now he's
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been pushin' on
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G G 
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Carrying the dream 'cause
Woody's long gone
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He's the last voice singing that "Bound
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C C 
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G G 
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for Glory" song
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D D 
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And if you never seen him
you might take a look
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He's the man who put the meaning
in the music book
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Yeah, the world may be tired but
Pete's still going strong
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Verse 4
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G G 
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A A 
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Still, what is the name that they're calling
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G G 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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that man?
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What is the name that
they're calling that man?
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F#m F#m 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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You know, it's always the
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D D 
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"Old Folkie"
G G 
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They say he's always bleedin'
D D 
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But whenever somebody's
G G 
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Em Em 
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needing him
A A 
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He's the one who cares
D D 
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G G 
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It's always the "Old
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Folkie:'
G G 
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Whenever somethin's burning
D D 
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G G 
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Or a lesson needs some learning
D D 
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F# F# 
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Bm Bm 
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Or a tide that needs some turning
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A A 
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To a   better world somewhere, yeah,
Em Em 
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A A 
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D D 
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the "Old Folkie's" there

Interlude 2

Verse 5
A A 
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What is the name that
Em Em 
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C C 
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they're calling that man?
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G G 
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A A 
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G G 
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F#m F#m 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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What is the name that they're calling
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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Em Em 
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A A 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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that
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man

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