INTRO:
Muted strum Am
Am C G
Am F G
VERSE 1
Am C G
Down my old local there's always a man
Am F G
With a squint in his eye and a working mans tan
Am C G
Just listen a while and you'll be entertained
Am F G
But don't interrupt, you may ne'er walk again
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 2
Am C G
He'll regale you with tales through the smoke of his pipe
Am F G
then he'll show you some proof of his well-traveled life
Am C G
The unicorns horn or the gold he brought back
Am F G
just keep your mouth shut when you're down with Old Jack
Am G
'Cause his hands may be cracked and his eyes may be pale
C F
He may not look long for this world
Am
When the world's on your back
G
just sit down with Old Jack
F C
And he'll tell you tall tales of old
CHORUS
F
He'll say away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
VERSE 3
Am C G
I went down to my local just the other day
Am F G
they told me Old Jack had been taken away
Am C G
The hospital bed found him cold in the night
Am F G
and snatched him away while he clung to his pipe
Am G
and his skin was so pale and his eyes wired shut
C F
his story had come to an end
Am
As I walked out the door
G
I was shattered and torn
F C
I remembered the last words he said
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
Am
Am C G
Am F G x2
C G Am F
C G F C
F C G x3
F G C
CHORUS
F
He said away with you boy
don't go wasting your time
C G
y' should be living your live for yourself
F
'cause the very next day
they could take you away
C G
and you won't have no stories to tell.
F
But seein' as you're here
won't you buy us a beer
C G
and I'll tell you a favorite of mine
F G
"Go out and live your life
another time"
