Old Man - Neil Young
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
NEIL YOUNG. "OLD MAN" intro (from harvest)
--------------------------------------------


Tabbed by Nicolas Menard
Your comments are welcome: mhmenard@nordnet.fr
(nicolas@cathy.iemn.univ-lille1.fr)



Note: this work concerns only the introduction and beginning of the song.

h : hammer on
( ): 'play it or not, as you feel it'
p : pull off
/ : slide up

Dm9: xx0560

some notes are more or less muted (listen to the tape).



Dm9
e:---------|---0--------|---------0--|------0--0--|------------|
B:---6-----|6--------6--|6--------6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|
G:5--0-h5--|5-----5-----|0-h5--5-(5)-|------------|0-h5--5--5--|
D:0--------|------0-----|------0-----|0-----------|------0-----|
A:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|




D Dm9
e:---0--------|---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0--------|----0--|
B:6--6--6--6--|---------|---------|------------|---3--------|/6--6--|
G:5--5--5--0--|2--------|2--2--2--|------2--2--|2-----2--0--|-------|
D:------------|0--------|------0--|------0-----|0-----------|-------|
A:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------|
E:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------|





e:---0--0--0--|------------|---0--0--0--|------------|---0-----0--|
B:---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|6--6--6-----|
G:5-----------|0-h5--5--5--|5-----------|0-h5-----5--|5-----5-----|
D:0-----------|------------|------------|------0-----|------------|
A:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|




D Dm9
e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2-----2--|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---|
B:---------|---------|3--------3--|3--3--3--/6--|(6)-----------|
G:2--------|2--2--2--|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------|
D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------|
A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
old







e:--(0)-0--0--|-------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|
B:6-(6)(6)----|----6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|---6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|
G:0-h5--5-----|-------------|0-h5--------|------------|0-h5--------|
D:------------|0------------|------------|0-----------|------------|
A:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
man look at my life I' m lot like





D Dm9
e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---|
B:---------|3--3-----|3--------3--|---3-----/6--|(6)-----------|
G:---------|---------|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------|
D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------|
A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
you were old




e:-------0--0--|--------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0---|
B:------(6)(6)-|-------(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)--|
G:-0-h5--------|-----5--------|0-h5--------|---5--------|0-h5---------|
D:(0)----------|0-------------|------------|0-----------|-------------|
A:-------------|--------------|------------|------------|-------------|
E:-------------|--------------|------------|------------|-------------|
man look at my life I' m lot like



D F C G etc...
e:----------------|
B:----------------|
G:----------------|
D:----------------|
A:----------------|
E:----------------|
you were
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
I use to fingerpick the intro and strum the rest...

Dm7/add2: (xx0560)

Intro:
Dm7add2
E|---------0--0--0--|----------0--0--0--|
B|------6--6--6--6--|---6---6--6--6--6--|
G|----0h5--5--5--5--|-0h5-0h5--5--5--5--|
D|--0---------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|

Dm7add2
E|---------0--0--0--|----------0--0--0--|
B|------6--6--6--6--|---6---6--6--6--6--|
G|----0h5--5--5--5--|-0h5-0h5--5--5--5--|
D|--0---------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|

D
E|-----0h2--------|--2--3p2-----0h2-----|
B|----------3--3--|----------3-------3--|
G|----------2--2--|----------2-------2--|
D|--0-------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|

(Repeat above)

Dm7/add2
Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like

D
you were.

Dm7/add2
Old man look at my life I'm a lot like

D F C G
you were.

D F C F

Verse:
D F C G
Old man look at my life, twenty four and there's so much more.

D F C F
Live alone in a paradise that makes me think of two.

D F C G
Love lost, such a cost, give me things that won't get lost.

D C F G
Like a coin that won't get tossed rolling home to you

(base run from G into D of Chorus, notes: G A B C D)

Chorus:
D D Dsus4 D Am7 Em7

D Am7 Em7
Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you.

D Am7 Em7
I need someone to love me the whole day through.

D Am7 Em7
Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.

D F C G
D F C F

2nd Verse:
Lullabys, look in your eyes, run around the same old town.
Doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you.
I've been first and last, look at how the time goes past.
But I'm all alone alone at last, rolling home to you.

(repeat chorus and go immediately into intro again
but on the last "you were" finish as below...)

D F C G D
you were.



A very detailed intro tab:

Legend:
h : hammer on
( ): 'play it or not, as you feel it'
p : pull off
/ : slide up

Dm9: xx0560

(some notes are more or less muted -- listen to the tape.)

Dm9
e:---------|---0--------|---------0--|------0--0--|------------|
B:---6-----|6--------6--|6--------6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|
G:5--0-h5--|5-----5-----|0-h5--5-(5)-|------------|0-h5--5--5--|
D:0--------|------0-----|------0-----|0-----------|------0-----|
A:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

D Dm9
e:---0--------|---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0--------|----0--|
B:6--6--6--6--|---------|---------|------------|---3--------|/6--6--|
G:5--5--5--0--|2--------|2--2--2--|------2--2--|2-----2--0--|-------|
D:------------|0--------|------0--|------0-----|0-----------|-------|
A:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------|
E:------------|---------|---------|------------|------------|-------|


e:---0--0--0--|------------|---0--0--0--|------------|---0-----0--|
B:---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|---6--6--6--|6--6-----6--|6--6--6-----|
G:5-----------|0-h5--5--5--|5-----------|0-h5-----5--|5-----5-----|
D:0-----------|------------|------------|------0-----|------------|
A:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

D Dm9
e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2-----2--|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---|
B:---------|---------|3--------3--|3--3--3--/6--|(6)-----------|
G:2--------|2--2--2--|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------|
D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------|
A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
old

e:--(0)-0--0--|-------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|
B:6-(6)(6)----|----6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|---6-(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|
G:0-h5--5-----|-------------|0-h5--------|------------|0-h5--------|
D:------------|0------------|------------|0-----------|------------|
A:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
E:------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
man look at my life I' m lot like

D Dm9
e:---0-h2--|---------|3-p2--------|---0---------|-0--0--0--0---|
B:---------|3--3-----|3--------3--|---3-----/6--|(6)-----------|
G:---------|---------|------2-----|2-----2------|(5)-----------|
D:0--------|------0--|------------|-------------|(0)-----------|
A:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
E:---------|---------|------------|-------------|--------------|
you were old...

e:-------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0--|------0--0---|
B:------(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)-|-----(6)(6)--|
G:-0-h5--------|---5--------|0-h5--------|---5--------|0-h5---------|
D:(0)----------|0-----------|------------|0-----------|-------------|
A:-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
E:-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|


D F C ...etc
e:----------------|
B:----------------|
G:----------------|
D:----------------|
A:----------------|
E:----------------|
you were
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Old Man - Neil Young

Tabbed by Hayden Woods

Standard Tuning

Chords
D:000323
F:003210
C:030210
G:320033
Am7: x002010
Em7: 022030

h hammer on, p pull off, pm palm mute,

Standard tuning

Intro.

{..................pm.............................}

D

E|--------------------------------------2-0h2-2-2-3p2p0-----
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2- X2
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------


'Old man, look at my life, Im alot like you were'

{..................pm.............................}

D

E|--------------------------------------2-0h2-2-2-3p2p0-----
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------

'Old man, look at my life, Im alot like you were'

{..................pm.............................}

D F C G

E|-------------------------------------- 2-0h2-2--------------------3-3-3-
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-- 3---3-3-1-----1-1---1------3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-- 2---2-2-2-0h2-2-0---0h2p0--0-0-0- X2
D|-------------------------------------- --------3-----3-2-0h2----2-0-0-0-
A|-------------------------------------- ---------------3---3------2-2-2-
E|-------------------------------------- --------------------------3-3-3-

Verse.

D F
Old man look at my life

C G
Twenty four and there's so much more

D F
Live alone in a paradise

C G
That makes me think of two


D F
Love lost, such a cost,

C G
Give me things that don't get lost.

D F
Like a coin that won't get tossed

F G
Rollin' home to you.


Chorus.

Riff

D A7 Em7 G


E|-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- X 3
D|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-
A|-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-
E|-------------------------0-0-0-3-3-3-



D Am7 Em7 G
Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you

D Am7 Em7 G
I need someone to love me the whole day through

D Am7 Em7
Oh, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.


Intro Riff


D F
Lullabies, look in your eyes,

C G
Run around the same old town.

D F
Doesn't mean that much to me

C G
To mean that much to you

D F
I've been first and last

C G
Look at how the time goes past.

D F
But I'm all alone at last.

C G
Rolling home to you.



Chorus.

Riff

D A7 Em7 G


E|-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-
A|-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-
E|-------------------------0-0-0-3-3-3-



D Am7 Em7 G
Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you

D Am7 Em7 G
I need someone to love me the whole day through

D Am7 Em7
Oh, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.


bridge


'Old man, look at my life, Im alot like you were'

{..................pm.....................................}

D

E|--------------------------------------2-0h2-2-2-3p2p0-----
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------

'Old man, look at my life, Im alot like you were'

{..................pm......................................}

E|--------------------------------------2-0h2-2-2-3p2p0-----
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------


'Old man, look at my life, Im alot like you were'

{..................pm................}

D F C G

E|--------------------------------------2-0h2-2--------------------3-3-3-
B|-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-1-----1-1---1------3-3-3-
G|-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4-0h4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2-0h2-2-0---0h2p0--0-0-0-
D|----------------------------------------------3-----3-2-0h2----2-0-0-0-
A|------------------------------------------------------3---3------2-2-2-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-




Song info
Old Man
Neil Young
2001
  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
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