Paul Simon – Old (Ukulele)

Capo 2
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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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 2nd fret Play: G Key: A For chords in original key transpose +2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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