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Song For The Elderly chords by
The Axis Of Awesome
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
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The old man sits
Gm
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on a chair in my lounge room
C
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His face has seen years,
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His eyes have shed tears
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He's been through a lifetime,
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His friends have all gone
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C

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He waits in his chair as I walk down the stair
Verse 2
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He look up at me and his face forms a smile
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His eyes fill with life as he notices me
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Gm
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His body is ancient, yet he looks so happy
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He opens his mouth and greets me with glee
Verse 3
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I look at the old man, I smile politely
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I shake his leathery hand
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He gets to his to feet and I look in his eye
Dm
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I open my mouth and ad
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dress the old man
Verse 4
Am
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Em
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How did you get in my house, old man
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C
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I don't know who you are
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Em
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You seem like a very sweet, nice, old man
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But I don't know who you are
Verse 5
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The old man laughs and calls me Tobias
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He thinks it's a game when
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I say my real name
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He asks how my wife is
Gm
Gm
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F
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and how are my children
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I tell him I'm single, He laughs it away
Verse 6
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He walks to the kitchen
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and he puts on the kettle
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He asks me if I want some tea
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C
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I tell him okay and the water starts boiling
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He fills up my cup and
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hands it to me
Verse 7
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I'm sorry but that isn't milk, old man
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I still don't know who you are
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You've put mayonnaise
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in my tea old man
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And I don't know who you are
Verse 8
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The old man stops,
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I think I've upset him
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His smile disappears,
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His eyes fill with tears
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He puts down the teacup,
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looks up at me slowly
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And says "Dear Toby,
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I Hate those Japs."
Verse 9

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I wander upstairs and
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I fetch some trousers
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He puts them on in the usual way
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He tells me that he doesn't
C
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know where he's going
Dm
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I say there's a room and that he can stay
Verse 10
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You can live in my house old man
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E
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I don't care who you are
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You're pretty racist but funny old man
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G
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And I quite like who you are
Verse 11
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Yes I quite like who you are.
Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • Bb

  • F

  • Am

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm

  • Em

  • E

  • Eb

    6

  • Fm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Song For The Elderly by The Axis Of Awesome is C major.

The primary chords used in Song For The Elderly are C, G, Bb, F, Am, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Song For The Elderly is approximately 90 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Song For The Elderly 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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