The Alan Parsons Project – Old And Wise (Guitar Intro)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson From: "Eye in the Sky" (1982) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Optional version: transpose this chord sheet -5 and the use a capo on the 5th fret to bring it back to the original key. Plays nicely, too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
       Am      G        F                Fmaj7            F
  4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e 0---|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|------------0---|
B --3-|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|--------------3-|
G ----|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D ----|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
A ----|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E ----|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|

  Am      G        F                Fmaj7            F           Em7  A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|--------------0-|
B|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|------------3---|2
G|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2-----------0---|2
D|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3-----------2---|2
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0-----------2---|0
E|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1-----------0---|

[Verse]
  Am    G6         Fmaj7           Fmaj7             Dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|------0---------|0-----------3/5-|0-------------0-|1---------------|
B|1-----0---------|1---------------|1-----------3---|3---------------|
G|2-----0---------|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2-----0---------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------3---------|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb6       x-1-3-3-3-3
Bb/Ab     4-x-3-3-3-x
Cm/Bb     6-x-5-x-4-3
Cm/G      3-x-5-5-4-3
Eb6       x-6-5-5-4-x
F/A       x-0-3-2-1-1
Fm/Ab     4-x-3-1-1-1
Fmaj7  (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G/B       x-2-0-0-0-3
G6        3-x-0-0-0-0
G7sus4    3-x-0-0-1-1
Gaug/Eb   x-x-1-0-0-x
G/D       x-x-0-0-0-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F | | Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A [Verse]
   Am        G6       Fmaj7  | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see

          Am        G6        Fmaj7  | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows approaching me
[Pre-chorus]
       Cm                G/B
And to those I've left behind

  Bb            F/A
I wanted you to know

       Fm/Ab            Cm/G
You've always shared my deepest thoughts

    Dsus4  D       G7sus4 G7
You follow where I go
[Chorus]
    Cm Bb6  Fm/Ab            Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise

Fm/Ab             Cm/G
Bitter words mean little to me

Dsus4  D          G7sus4     G7
Autumn winds will blow right through me

    Cm  Bb6 Fm/Ab            Cm/G
And someday  in the midst of time

Fm                 Eb6
When they asked me if I knew you

    Dsus4     D       G7sus4 G7        Ab
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine

    Bb/Ab            Gm             Cm    Cm/Bb
And sadness would be lifted from my eyes

Ab       Bb/Ab            C
  Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Verse]
   Am        G6       Fmaj7  | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see

          Am        G6        Fmaj7  | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows surrounding me
[Pre-chorus]
       Cm              G/B
And to those I leave behind

  Bb              F/A
I want you all to know

       Fm/Ab            Cm/G
You've always shared my darkest hours

     Dsus4    D     | G7sus4   Gaug/Eb G/D |
I'll miss you when I go
[Chorus]
    Cm Bb6  Fm/Ab            Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise

Fm/Ab            Cm/G
Heavy words that tossed and blew me

Dsus4       D          G7sus4     G7
Like autumn winds will blow right through me

    Cm  Bb6 Fm/Ab           Cm/G
And someday  in the mist of time

Fm                   Eb6
 When they asked you if you knew me

  Dsus4  D        G7sus4 G7        Ab
Remember that you were a friend of mine

       Bb/Ab          Gm              Cm    Cm/Bb
As the final curtains falls before my eyes

Ab       Bb/Ab            C
  Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Link]
   Am        G6       Fmaj7  | Fmaj7 | F    Em7 | A
As far as my eyes can see      (= Intro)
[Outro] | Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb | | Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % | | Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb | | Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % | (repeat and fade)