key : F# major
intro : F# D#m F# D#m
verse :
F#
i had my rent – A – car flyin’ down a two – lane road
E B F#
late for my plane again
F#
had to stop for some gas at this country store
E B F#
that’s when i saw the old man
D#m B C#
he was kicked back workin’ on a big r C
D#m B
watchin’ gomer pyle on his little tv
F# C# B
took him awhile to even notice me
G#m G#m7/C# C#
sittin’ there i thought to myself
chorus :
F#
old man ( old man )
D#m
you got one up on me
B C#
i’m still lookin’ for my shady tree
D#m G#
with your two gas pumps and your color tv
B G#
your satisfied as you can be
G#m
old man ( old man )
C# F# D#m F#m D#m
i guess you got one up on me
verse :
F#
well he finally strolled over with a big ’ol smile
E B F#
said “how ya doin , son?”
F#
i said “give me five dollars worth as fast as you can . . . . .
E B F#
. . . ’cause i’m really in a run . ”
D#m B C#
he said “what’s your hurry on a day like this? . . . .
D#m B
if you move too fast , there’s a lot you’ll miss . . . . .
F# C# B
if you wanna see what the good life is . . . . .
G#m G#m7/C# C#
just get out and visit awhile . ”
repeat chorus
bridge :
D#m
don’t remember just what it was
B C#
the old man said to me
D#m
. . . but i forgot about catchin’ the plane
G#m F#/A# B C#
and opened up the big r . C .
repeat chorus
C# G#m
. . . old man
C# F# D#m
. . you got one up on me old man
repeat same chords and fade ( F# , D#m )
key : F# major
intro : F# D#m F# D#m
verse :
F#
i had my rent – A – car flyin’ down a two – lane road
E B F#
late for my plane again
F#
had to stop for some gas at this country store
E B F#
that’s when i saw the old man
D#m B C#
he was kicked back workin’ on a big r C
D#m B
watchin’ gomer pyle on his little tv
F# C# B
took him awhile to even notice me
G#m G#m7/C# C#
sittin’ there i thought to myself
chorus :
F#
old man ( old man )
D#m
you got one up on me
B C#
i’m still lookin’ for my shady tree
D#m G#
with your two gas pumps and your color tv
B G#
your satisfied as you can be
G#m
old man ( old man )
C# F# D#m F#m D#m
i guess you got one up on me
verse :
F#
well he finally strolled over with a big ’ol smile
E B F#
said “how ya doin , son?”
F#
i said “give me five dollars worth as fast as you can . . . . .
E B F#
. . . ’cause i’m really in a run . ”
D#m B C#
he said “what’s your hurry on a day like this? . . . .
D#m B
if you move too fast , there’s a lot you’ll miss . . . . .
F# C# B
if you wanna see what the good life is . . . . .
G#m G#m7/C# C#
just get out and visit awhile . ”
repeat chorus
bridge :
D#m
don’t remember just what it was
B C#
the old man said to me
D#m
. . . but i forgot about catchin’ the plane
G#m F#/A# B C#
and opened up the big r . C .
repeat chorus
C# G#m
. . . old man
C# F# D#m
. . you got one up on me old man
repeat same chords and fade ( F# , D#m )
