Key: D major
Verse 1
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He has
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no skin to cover his bones
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He lives in a corner
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house all alone
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He sits in the window
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and watches the crazy world go by
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Then you will find me by his side
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He says, everybody's
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Taking your time's a thing of the past
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The only one that really
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lasts is love
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You better give me some of that
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Cause this old man is wiser,
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and this old man is true
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He opened up my eyes,
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they're watchin' the world go by
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From wind or sea,
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He comes alive when the school bell rings,
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yeah
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Says I remember walking on wings
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We counted every step
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but nev er touched the ground
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we all get lost just to be found
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And this old man is wiser
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And this old man is true
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He opened up my eyes there
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Watching the world go by
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from the window seat
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We make each other's lives complete
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Pain is healing and
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But over and over now
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Through the window,
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nothing's real to his eyes
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Yeah
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He says, remember once my story is told
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I realize that I am old
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And with a smile I turn the page
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you take the stake
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Cause this old man is wiser
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An d this old man is true
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He opened up my eyes
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They're watching the world go by
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From the window seat
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This old man is wiser
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And this old man is true
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He opened up my eyes,
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there watching the world go by
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from the window seat
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lives com plete
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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Oh, this old man, he played one
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He played knick -knack on my drum,
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Oh -oh -oh -oh, yeah
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Come on and hold me
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