When You Are Old Gretchen Peters
Song: When you are old
Tabbed by: DJ
22nd Jan 2014
From the album 'The secret of life'
Tuning: Standard
The chords are best played in a fingerpicking style
D5 = xx0235 A = x02220 F#m = 244222
[cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] = 200230 A4 = x02230 Bm = x24432 or xxxx432
Gadd2 = 3x0203 D = xx0232 Bmmaj7 = x24332 or xxxx332
G = 320003 D/C = x30232 Bm7/A = x04232 or xxxx232
Em7 = 022030 G/B = x20033 [cb]E7/G#[/cb] = 4x2400 or xxxx132
A7 = x02020 [cb]Gm/Bb[/cb] = x10033 D4 = xx0233
A7sus4 = x02030 [cb]Fm/C#[/cb] = x44222
D/F# = 200232
N.B. The Bm progression in the middle 8 has a descending bass note,
and to be accurate should have a Bb bass on the Bm(maj7)chord,
I find the simplest way is to play the chord progression on the
top 3 strings only.
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D5 [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2 D/F# Em7 A7 D A7sus4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2
When you are old, and tired and grey,
[G] And [D/F#]wear your over - c[Em7]oat on sunny d[A]ays,[A4]
D D/C G/B [cb]Gm/Bb[/cb]
When your brave tales have all been told,
[D] I'll a[A7]sk for them..[D]. when you are old![A7sus4]
D [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2
When you are old, and full of sleep,
[G] And [D/F#]death no longer m[Em7]akes you w[A]eep,[A4]
D D/C G/B [cb]Gm/Bb[/cb]
When your body aches with cold,
[D] I'll w[A7]arm your heart..[D]. when you are old!
D [cb]Fm/C#[/cb] Bm F#m G D
And you'll still be the same to me,
[G] A comfort, [D/F#] and a m[Em7]yster - [A7]y,
Bm Bmmaj7/(Bb bass) Bm7/A [cb]E7/G#[/cb]
And I will be old too, you see,
[G] I'll need someone..[A7sus4]. to comfort [A7]me!
D [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2 D/F# Em7 A7 D A7sus4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2
When you are old, and pale and gaunt,
[G] And a ge[D/F#]ntle hand...[Em7] is all you wa[A]nt,[A4]
D D/C G/B [cb]Gm/Bb[/cb]
I will give you mine to hold,
[D] I'll be h[A7]ere... [D] when you are old,[A7]
D D/C G/B [cb]Gm/Bb[/cb]
Oh, I will give you mine to hold,
D A7 D [cb]Dsus2/F#[/cb] Gadd2 D/F#
I'll be here... when you-------- are old------!
| [Em7]/ / [A7]/ / | [D]/ / [(D4)] / / | [(D5)] / ||
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