Go Ask An Old Man Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays886

Go Ask An Old Man by Colin Hay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, B, C#m, E and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
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16
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           A       B               C#m        E 
Go ask an old man, see what he's got to say 

             A         B            C#m          
Don't as your teachers, they weren't much good anyway 

              F#m      B        E           A 
Nothing really matters, as time drifts on by 

             F#m         B                 E 
Its a drop in the ocean, a shot in the sky. 

Don't stray from the narrow, keep your hands clean 
Seems very silly, if you know what I mean 
You worry and worry, never really know why 
Wake up in the morning, as trams roll on by 

I have a love, so I can't complain 
For me there's no other, we play silly games 
Though she is not here, I'm never alone 
She lives in my pocket, and inside the phone 

I'm going to Scotland, that's where I'm from 
I'll probably not stay there, cause its not very warm 
We followed our father, cause father knows best 
With rhyme and good reason 
And my wheezing chest 

So go ask an old man, see what he's got to say.  
If he falls in the gutter, be on your way 
Nothing really matters, as time drifts on by 
You give your love presents, you laugh and you cry. 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante