Intro
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G |
Verse
G C
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
G C B
Feel more like the Wall of China
Em Em7 A
Getting old as Methuselah
B Em Em7
Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower
Interlude
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Verse
G C
I'm not a power of attorney
G C B
But I can rock as good as Gibraltar
Em Em7 A
Ain't no more no spring chicken
B Em Em7
Been plucked but I'm still kicking
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
Middle 8
Em C7
Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak
Am7 Em
Make up lies then they leak 'm out
Em C7
Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them
Am7 B7
Reaching out trying to touch me
Verse
G C
Met some Oscars and Tonys
G C B
I slipped on a pavement oyster
Em Em7 A
Met a snake climbing ladders
B Em Em7
Got out of the line of fire
Bbdim7 G
But it's al - right
Interlude
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| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G D |
Middle 8
Em C7
Brainless writers gossip nonsenses
Am7 Em
To others heads as dense as they is
Em Em7 A
It's the same old malady
Am7 B7
What they see is faulty
Verse
G C
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
G C B
Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy
Em Em7 A
Getting old as my mother
B Em Em7
But I tell you I got some company
Bbdim7 G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G |
But it's al - right
Riff (no chord)
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
Outro (solo)
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
(repeat and fade)