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Old Dirt Road - John Lennon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
John Lennon
Old Dirt Road (1974)
(Lennon/Nilsson)
From: "Walls and Bridges"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7/D x-x-0-0-0-0
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0
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INTRO
| G | C | G | C |
VERSE
G C
Ain't no people on old dirt road
G C
No more weather on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
F F7 Fadd9 | G | C | G | C |
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
VERSE (variation)
G C
Ain't no difference on old dirt road
G C
Tarred and feathered on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D Em/C#
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah
MIDDLE 8
F7
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
F7
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay
F7
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too?
F7
He said I guess it's O.K.
F [break]
Ya know the only thing we need is water
[no chord] G C G C
Cool, clear water, water, water, water
SOLO
| G | C | G | C |
[piano]
VERSE
G C
Ain't no people on old dirt road
G C
No more weather on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
F F7 F9 | G | C | G | C |
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
OUTRO
G C
Keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
So long, so long
G
Bye bye
[FADE]
