Old Man Down The Road

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  • Intro:
     
    Use a clear tone with bridge pickup I find works the best, no effects or
  • fancy tools needed!
    E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    D|-5-7-7b(8)-5-----------------|-5-7-7b(8)-(8)-b(8)7-5-----------------|
    A|-------------7--0-----7---7--|-----------------------7--0-----7---7--|
  • E|------------------3-0---0----|----------------------------3-0---0----|
     
    Verse 1 Play chords nice and jumpy
  • E7
    He take-a thunder from the mountain
    G
  • He take-a lightnin' from the sky
    A
    He bring the strong man to his beggin' knees
  • E7
    He make the young girl's mama cry
     
  • CHORUS:
    E7
    You got to hidey-hide
  • G
    You got to jump and run
    A
  • You got to hidey-hidey-hide
    C D E7
    The old man is down the road
  •  
    Verse 2:
    He got the voices speakin' riddles
  • He got eyes as black as coal
    He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
    And he stands right in the road
  •  
    CHORUS
     
  • John'sinstrumental..... same pattern as chorus
     
    Verse 3:
  • He make the river call your lover
    He make the barking of the hound
    Put a shadow 'cross the window
  • When the old man comes around
     
    Chorus(last line twice)
  •  
    Now for some of the riffs used.. i think you can figure out where.
    These are not fully correct, I mainly improvise them.
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    |----16----16-16---16-16\---------------|
    |---------------------------------------|
  • |-/16---16------16----------------------|
    |---------------------------b(8)7--5----|
    |------------------------------------7--|
  • |---------------------------------------|
     
    |----------------------------|
  • |----------------------------|
    |----------------------------|
    |-2-2-2-2-0------------------|
  • |-----------2-0--------------|
    |---------------0------------|
     
  • |----------------------------------|
    |---b2(2.5)---------b2(2.5)--------| Ok This really needs work.. but I think
    |---b2(2.5)-0-----0-b2(2.5)-0------| you get the idea.
  • |-2-----------2---------------2----|
    |----------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------|
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