The Old Man Down the Road John Fogerty (12 measures of Em) He take-a thunder from ... He bring the [C]strong man to ... He make the [Em]young ... CHORUS: You got to ... You got to ... You got to hidey... The [C]old man [B7] is ...[Em] Verse 2: He got the voices speakin' .... (chorus, with "away" added to end of 2nd line) (instrumental, same pattern as chorus) Verse 3: He make the river call .... (chorus; this time, add "again" to end of 2nd line and sing 4th line twice) (allcountrytabs.com)