John Lennon - Old Dirt Road

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
old dirt road – john lennon
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

john lennon
old dirt road ( 1974 )
( lennon/nilsson )

from : “walls and bridges”

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chords

E – B – G – D – A – E
Em7/D 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x –
xf ( add9 ) 3 – 1 – 2 – 3 – x – 1 ( t )
Em/C# 0 – 0 – 0 – 2 – 4 –

x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

intro
| G | C | G | C |

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 F ( 7 ) F ( add9 ) | G | C | G | C |
oh oh oh oh old dirt road

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

F ( 7 )
breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
F ( 7 )
i saw a human being lazybonin’ out in the hay
F ( 7 )
i said uh , hey mr . human can ya rainmaker too?
F ( 7 )
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 ]

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 F ( 7 ) F ( 7/9 ) F | G | C | G | C |
oh oh oh oh old dirt road

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 ]