( Sung )
C G Am D7
Pity a man, for he don't know, the trouble he'll pass
G
going down life's road
verse 1
( Recitative )
G C
When a man is one and twenty, he thinks he knows it all;
D7 G
He can't see down the road of life where he'll ever fall.
C Am
But fall he will, as he travels through life. With all it's
D7
pitfalls, troubles and strife.
G C D7
Now, at fifty, he's going real strong. He has him a family
G C
and a nice little home; But old age is creepin' up his spine,
D G
and the day is comin' when the sun won't shine.
G C D7
Now, at sixty, he won't have to guess; He's already missed
G
the boat that leads to success; But he's done his best
C Am D7
and he can't see why, the fame of life just passed him by.
G C D7 G
Now at seventy, he can see the light and he knows he's never
been very bright. But he's done his best as he's traveled by
C D G
and now, all he can do is to sit and sigh.
( sung )
C G Am D7
Pity a man, for he don't know, the trouble he'll pass
G
going down life's road.
verse 2
( Recitative )
G C D7
Now at eighty, he's ready for the reath. He's wore out his hair
G C
and two sets of teeth; He has rheumatism in his hands and feet,
Am D7 G
and nothin' seems good to eat. So you can pity him as he goes
C D7 G
up the line. As he wobbles on the spindle and he's almost blind.
C
And you can tell by the way that he travels alone, that it won't be
D G
long before he's goin' home. But if he's kept the commandments
C D7
as he's traveled through life, he'll have a home in Heaven
G
where there'll be no strife. He's worked all his life to get
C Am
things the way he wants them; He comes here against his will
D7 G
and he goes away disappointed.