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The Old Man And The Sea chords by
Bertie Higgins
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Em
Em

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On Fridays we'd go down to the river
A
A

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D
D

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To that little Greek cafe

We'd anchovies and drink red Sina wine
G
G

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Em
Em

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A
A

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You know it seems

like only yesterday
D
D

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Em
Em

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He taught me to fear the hurricanes
A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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And how to feed my family from the sea

He knew from hard times,
G
G

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back in twenty -nine
Em
Em

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A
A

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I knew this from the time
D
D

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I was on his knee
G
G

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D
D

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And I looked like him, and I talked like him
A
A

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D
D

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And sometimes he even looked like me
G
G

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With sunburned, weathered skin,
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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he was the best of Irish men,
Em
Em

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A
A

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D
D

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for old man and the sea.
Em
Em

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He was a lineman for the Florida power,
A
A

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D
D

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it was dangerous work in those days.

But he'd spend every idle hour
G
G

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Em

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A
A

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Fish in' with me for
D
D

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whatever came our way
Em
Em

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He warned me to be true to my word
A
A

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D
D

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It was the only bond a good man had

To love your woman
G
G

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and babes like the Lord,
Em
Em

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A
A

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D
D

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That good man was my dad.
G
G

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D
D

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And I looked like him, and I talked like him,
A
A

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D
D

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And sometimes he even looked like me.
G
G

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The sunburn -weathered skin
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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was the best of Irish men,
Em
Em

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A
A

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D
D

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B
B
2

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the old man and the sea
E
E

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My mother was a dark
F#m
F#m
2

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-eyed beauty,
B
B
2

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E
E

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sweet sixteen when they fell in love

A Catholic Portuguese,
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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pretty as you please
B
B
2

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A girl was all he could
E
E

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Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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think of
F#m
F#m
2

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Seven little ones later
B
B
2

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He lost two when
E
E

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they were very young
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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How does a father bear that pain?
B
B
2

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To give his darlings to heaven
E
E

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before the race was run?
A
A

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E
E

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And I looked like him, and I talked like him,
B
B
2

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E
E

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and sometimes he even looked like me
A
A

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The sunburned withered skin,
E
E

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C#m
C#m
4

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F#m
F#m
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he was the best of Irish men
B
B
2

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E
E

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The old man and the sea
Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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An d when he'd
F#m
F#m
2

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had a day from hell
B
B
2

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E
E

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I could see it in his eyes
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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You'd climb aboard his little boat
B
B
2

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E
E

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And sail way out yonder into the tide
Esus4
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E
E

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An d at sunset he'd
F#m
F#m
2

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walk through the door
B
B
2

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Smellin' of mullet,
E
E

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grouper and windchill
A
A

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Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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He'd pick me up in
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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his big strong arms
E
E

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He was my bestest friend
A
A

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And I looked like him
E
E

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And I talked like him,
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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E
E

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and sometimes he even looked like me
A
A

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With sunburned withered skin,
E
E

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C#m
C#m
4

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he was the best of Irish men
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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E
E

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The old man and the sea
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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E
E

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C#m
C#m
4

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F#m
F#m
2

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The old man and the sea
B
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2

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E
E

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My old man and the sea.

I miss you so much, Papa.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • E

  • F#m

    2

  • Esus4

  • C#m

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Old Man And The Sea by Bertie Higgins is D major.

The primary chords used in The Old Man And The Sea are D, Em, A, G, Bm, B.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Em, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Old Man And The Sea is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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