Paul Simon – Old (Ukulele)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: “You’re The One” (2000)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
Tabbed out in ukulele-friendly G.
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: G
Key: A
For chords in original key transpose +2
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[Verse] Whatever your strumming pattern, change the chords as indicated.
G C G G D G G C G G D G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------| E|3-------0---3---|3---2-3---------|3-------0---3---|3---2-3---------| C|2-------0---2---|2---2-2---------|2-------0---2---|2---2-2---------| g|0-------0---0---|0---2-0---------|0-------0---0---|0---2-0---------| G C D G Em C6 Cmaj7 G D G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|2-------3---2---|2---0-2---------| E|3-------0-------|2-------3-------|3-------0---0---|3---2-3---------| C|2-------0-------|2-------2-------|4-------0---0---|2---2-2---------| g|0-------0-------|2-------0-------|0-------2---0---|0---2-0---------|
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
C6 2-0-0-3
Cmaj7 0-0-0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| N.C. | % |
(percussion)
| G C G | G D G |
| G C G | G D G |
[Verse 1]
G C G The first time I heard “Peggy Sue” G D G I was twelve years old G C G Russians up in rocket ships G D G And the war was cold G C Now many wars have come and gone D G Genocide still goes on Em C6 Cmaj7 Buddy Holly still goes on G D G But his catalogue was sold
[Verse 2]
G C G First time I smoked guess what? G D G Paranoid. G C G First time I heard “Satisfaction” G D G I was young and unemployed G C Down the decades every year D G Summer leaves and my birthday’s here Em C6 Cmaj7 And all my friends stand up and cheer G D G And say, “Man, you’re old”
[Chorus]
C Getting old ... F Old ... Bb | Eb D | You’re getting old ...
[Interlude]
| G C G | G C G |
| G C G C | G C G |
[Verse 3]
G C G G D G We celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day G C G G D G And Buddha found Nirvana along the lotus way G C D G About 1,500 years ago the messenger Mohammed spoke Em C6 Cmaj7 And his wisdom like a river flowed G D G Through hills of gold
[Chorus]
C Wisdom is old F The Koran is old Bb The Bible is old Eb D Greatest story ever told
[Interlude]
| G C G | G C G |
| G C G C | G C G | Disagreements? | G C G | | G C G | Work ‘em out
| G C G C | G C G |
[Verse]
G C G G D G The human race has walked the earth for 2.7 million G C G G D G And we estimate the universe at 13– 14 billion G C D G When all these numbers tumble into your imagination Em C6 Cmaj7 G D G Consider that the Lord was there before creation
[Chorus]
C God is old F We’re not old Bb God is old | Eb D | He made the mold
[Coda]
| G C G | G C G |
| G C G C | G C G | Take your clothes off! | G C G | | G C G | Adam and Eve ...
| G C G C | G C G C | G