Old Father Tyme Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays507

Old Father Tyme by Paul Weller is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Bm, Am, D, C, G and Cmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
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  			Intro Em  Bm  Am 
        Am  D  Em 
        Em  Bm  Am 
        Am  D  Em 

Verso 

Em             Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
Like those tired branches 
Em           Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
On that old oak tree 
Em             Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
Strange beauty in winter 
Em        Bm  Am  Am  Bm  C  D 
But how sweeter   in spring 

Verso 

Em           Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
Time will become you 
Em        Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
You'll become time 
Em        Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
All hail the love 
Em       Bm  Am  Am  Bm  C  D 
It’s the love   divine 

Refrão 

 G 
We don't know 
 G                D  G 
We can't always see 
 Am               D  D  G 
But Old Father Tyme 
 Am                  D          D G 
Ah, you know that he don’t care 
 Am                D   D  G 
Whatever he gives you 
 Am              D 
Has a price to bear 

( Em  Bm  Am  D  Em ) 
( Em  Bm  Am  D  Em ) 
( Em  Bm  Am  D  Em ) 
( Em  Bm  Am  Bm  C  D ) 

Verso 

Em         Bm  Am        Am  D  Em 
In this time of confusion 
Em          Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
Hang onto what is real 
Em           Bm  Am    Am  D  Em 
Hail the love around us 
Em         Bm  Am  Am  Bm  C  D 
See how deep it  feels 

Refrão 
 G 
We don't know 
 G                 D  G 
We can't always see 
 Am            D    D G 
But Old Father Tyme 
 Am                 D           D  G 
Ah, you know that he don't care 
  Am            D     D  G 
Whatever he brings you 
 Am            D 
Got a price to bear 

Ponte 

 G 
Woo! Yes, I'm ready, ready 
 G 
Yes, I'm ready rider 
 G 
Woo! I'm ready, ready 
 G 
Yes, I'm ready rider 
 G 
Woo! I’m ready, ready 
 G 
Ow! Yes, ready rider 
 G 
Woo! Yes, ready, ready 
           Bm 
Sit in the sun 
                Cmaj7            Am  D 
Writing these songs to the ocean 

Solo G  C  G  C 

Final 

 G              
Woo! I’m ready, ready 
 C 
Yes, I'm ready rider 
 G              
Woo! I’m ready, ready 
 C 
Wow! I'm ready rider 
 G              
Yes, I'm ready, ready 
 C 
Ow! I'm ready rider 
    	

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