INTRO: C F C G C
verse 1
F
He'd an old-fashioned way when he started to play
C G
He'd an old-fashioned steel guitar
C F
With no amps and no leads, it fulfilled all his needs
C G C
And together they'd both traveled far
G F C
Just an old troubadour on an old bar-room floor
Bb D G
Just an old troubadour and his song
C F
But it tore them apart, 'cause it came from his heart
C G C F C G C
And they'd not heard that art for so long
verse 2
F
Then a kid playing pool said, “This old man's a fool
C G
He's not cool, just a ghoul past his prime”
C F
So he walked to the wall where the jukebox stood tall
C G C
And he paid for some hits of the time
G F C
Then a girl passed him by with a look in her eye
Bb D G
That said 'Don't even try to oppose'
C F
Pulled the plug from the wall said "An ass needs a stall
C G C F
And we all hope you've got one of those"
verse 3
G F G
She stood her ground, she stared him down
F G
The kid raised a fist, then he smiled
F
He said "You're wasted on him"
C
Then he turned with a grin
Bb D G
And said "Girls like you drive me wild
Bb D G
You're young enough to be the old man's child"
verse 4
C F
When the kid left the room, a chord filled the gloom
C G
And a voice sang a song for the stars
C F
For the breeze in the trees, for nights such as these
C G C
And for girls who find lovers in bars
G F C
And when the chord died like a wave on the tide
Bb D G
Like the cry from a high flying bird
C F
He put down his guitar, she said "I've got my car
C G C
And a jar, if you'll just say the word"
VERSE 5
G F C
So that old troubadour left that old bar-room floor
Bb D G
Yes, that old troubadour sang her song
C F
And it tore her apart, 'cause it came from his heart
C G C F C G C
And she'd not felt that art for so long
VERSE 6
F
He'd an old-fashioned way when he started to play
C G
He'd an old-fashioned steel guitar
C F
With no amps and no leads, it fulfilled all his needs
C G C
And together they'd both traveled far
G F C
Just an old troubadour on an old bar-room floor
Bb D G
Just an old troubadour and his song
C F
But it tore them apart, 'cause it came from his heart
C G C
And they'd not heard that art for so long
F
Yes, it tore them apart, 'cause it came from his heart
C G F C
And they'd not felt that art for so long