This one will be much easier to play along with: it has better chord configurations for guitar,
and has the whole lyrics with all the chords for simple folk (like me).
D: 000232
E7sus: 000200
A: 002220
A7sus: 002233
Am7: 002010
Abm7: 004444
Bbm: 003321
Gbmaj: 004321
Db: xx3121
Dbm7: 002424
B: 004442
[VERSE 1]
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, he's a singer in the park
D E7sus
He's a walker in the rain,
D A7sus Am7
he's a dancer in the dark
D A7sus A7 D
We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall
E7 D
Keeping us tied and true
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, keeping away my blues
[VERSE 2]
D E7sus D A D A
He's my sunshine in the morning, he's my fireworks at the end of the day
D E7sus
He's the warmest chord I ever heard
D A7sus Am7
Play that warm chord, play and stay baby
D A7sus A7 D
We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall
E7 D
Keeping us tied and true
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, keeping away my blues
[BRIDGE*]
Abm7 Bbm Gbmaj7
But when he's gone, me and them lonesome blues collide
Db Dbm7 B
The bed's too big, the frying pan's too wide
(*Reminder: bridge chords:
Abm7: 004444 -- Bbm: 003321 -- Gbmaj: 004321
Db: xx3121 -- Dbm7: 002424 -- B: 004442)
[BRIEF INTERLUDE]
D D7 A D A
[VERSE 3]
D E7sus D A D A
Then he comes home, and he takes me in his loving arms
D E7sus
And he tells me all his troubles
D A7sus Am7
And he tells me all my charms
D A7sus A7 D
We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall
E7 D
Keeping us tied and true, no
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, keeping away my blues
[BRIDGE 2 (same as the first)]
Abm7 Bbm Gbmaj7
But when he's gone, me and them lonesome blues collide
Db Dbm7 B
The bed's too big, the frying pan's too wide
[BRIEF INTERLUDE]
D D7 A D A
[VERSE 4 (same as the first)]
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, he's a singer in the park
D E7sus
He's a walker in the rain,
D A7sus Am7
he's a dancer in the dark
D A7sus A7 D
We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall
E7 D
Keeping us tied and true
D E7sus D A D A
My old man, keeping away my lonesome blues
[END BIT]
[This mimics the piano outro]
A D A D A D A
/__/__ /__/__ /__/__/ /__/__ | /__/__ /--
(repeat twice)
