Harry Chapin – Old Folkie (Guitar)

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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
[Chorus]
       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
[Chorus]
       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) [Chorua]
       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/A
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