The Old Man Down The Road Chords
The Old Man Down The Road by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, A, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
He take the thunder from the mountain
G
He take the lightning from the sky
A
He bring the strong man to his bended knee
Em
He make the young girls mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
G
You got to jump and run
A
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D Em
The old man's down the road
He got the voices speakin' riddles
G
He got the eye as black as coal
A
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
Em
And he stand right in the road
You got to hidey-hide
G
You got to jump and run away
A
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D Em
The old man's down the road
He make the river call your lover
G
He make the barking of the hound
A
Put the shadow across the window
Em
When the old man comes around
You got to hidey-hide
G
You got to jump and run again
A
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D Em
The old man's down the road
C D Em
The old man is down the road
C D Em
The old man is down the road