Old Folkie chords

Harry Chapin

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Intro: D5 D4 (2x) 

verse 1 
         D5 
He's the man with the banjo 

And the twelve string guitar 
           D4 
And he's singin' us a song 

To tell us who we are 
          D5 
When you look in his eyes 
                         D4 
You know that somebody's in there 

verse 2 
         D5 
Yeah he knows where we're going 

And where we been 
            D4 
And how the fog is gettin' thicker 

Where the future should begin 
          D5 
When you look at his life 
                           D4 
You know that he's really been there 


       A                                                 C 
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man 
 Em 
What is that name that they're callin' that man 
     A        A/G - A/F# - A/E 
You know... 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
 D                      G 
They say he's always bleedin' 
       D                   G 
But whenever somebody's needin' him 
 Em                A 
He's the one who cares 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
   D                  G 
Whenever somethin's burnin' 
        D                 G 
Or a lesson needs some learnin' 
      D        D/C#         Bm 
Or a tide that needs some turnin' 
Bm/A      Em             A 
To some better world somewhere 
         Em     A       D 
Yeah the old folkie's there... 

Instrumental 
D - G - D - G 

verse 3 
           D                       Dsus4   D 
Yeah for forty years now he's been pushin' on 
   G                       Gsus         G 
Carryin' the dream 'cause Woody's long gone 
          D                      Dsus4       D    G      Gsus - G - Gsus 
He's the last voice singing that bound for glory song 
    D                            Dsus4         D 
And if you've never seen him you might take a look 
          G                              Gsus   G 
He's the man that put the meanin' in the music book 
           D                    Dsus4          D     G       Gsus - G 
Yeah the world may be tired but Pete's still goin' strong 


       A                                                 C 
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man 
 Em 
What is that name that they're callin' that man 
     A        A/G - A/F# - A/E 
You know... 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
 D                      G 
They say he's always bleedin' 
       D                   G 
But whenever somebody's needin' him 
 Em                A 
He's the one who cares 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
   D                  G 
Whenever somethin's burnin' 
        D                 G 
Or a lesson needs some learnin' 
      D        D/C#         Bm 
Or a tide that needs some turnin' 
Bm/A      Em             A 
To some better world somewhere 
         Em     A       D 
Yeah the old folkie's there... 

Instrumental D - G - Gsus (4x's) 

 
       A                                                 C 
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man 
       Em 
Still what is that name that they're callin' that man 
     A        Asus4 - Emaj7/11 
You know... 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
   D                G 
Singin' for some hopeless cause 
   D                  G 
Shoutin' down the mountain top 
     Em                 A 
The wind is his only applause 
                 D    G 
He's always the old folkie 
D                          G 
We don't know what we're missin' 
         D            G 
'Cause nobody ever listens 
            D    D/C#         Bm 
'Cept the lovers as they're kissin' 
Bm/A      Em                 A 
Aw he's singin' for them somewhere 
         Em     A       D 
Yeah the old folkie's there 
    Em     A       D 
The old folkie's there... 

Outro 
G - D - G - Gsus - D