Old Oak Table chords by
Aaron Burdett
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Key: F major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
 
The man looks down at the
board cut from the tree cut long before,
Bm Bm 
 
runs a finger along the grain,
D D 
 
takes it all in with the knife that was trained
G G 
 
to make the most of every piece.
D D 
 
Carving into anything he needs.
Chisel flash, wood chips fly,
the man works through the night
Bm Bm 
 
Wheat from the chaff,
meat from the fat,
everything extra falls away
G G 
 
And then, a new table stands
D D 
 
A A 
 
in the morning light
D D 
 
G G 
 
I'm not looking back on
A A 
 
what used to be
D D 
 
G G 
 
Nothing left to be learned from yesterday
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
All because what it was
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
is over and it's all gone
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Up in flames, up in flames,
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
up in flames
She and I years ago at a yard
sale side of the road
Bm Bm 
 
Bought that table for us all,
G G 
 
took it home and it wasn't long before
D D 
 
We started a family of our own
Across that old oak table
A A 
 
I watched our children grow
Bm Bm 
 
And over time I watched
her smile grow cold
G G 
 
When the kids were gone so was she
D D 
 
And I was all alone
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
I'm not looking back on
what used to be
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Nothing left to be learned
from yesterday
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
all because what it was is
A A 
 
over and it's all gone
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
like dry oak cup and
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
flames
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
I  know there's an untold story
A A 
 
D D 
 
Behind everything we can see
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Every form builds  up and holds
A A 
 
D D 
 
Its own set of memories
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Dragged out back and thrown down tonight
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
A little kerosene will do it good
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
For years this table served my family
A A 
 
Now it's good for nothing but burning
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
wood
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
What starts whole breaks down
comes crashing to the ground
Bm Bm 
 
Parts from a hole out of control
become debris that no one needs
G G 
 
Useful maybe to a more
D D 
 
forgiving man than me
The tables turn, trees are felled,
families fade and go to hell
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
What once was, now is not,
people leaving,
G G 
 
wooded rocks and all
What's left of it now
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
is at my feet, burning hot
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
I'm not looking back on what used to be
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Nothing left to be learned
from yesterday
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Oh, because what it was is
A A 
 
over and it's all gone
D D 
 
G G 
 
Like dry oak
D D 
 
Up in flames
Bm Bm 
 
Up in flames

Outro 1

Up in flames

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