[Intro]
C D G C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
Am C G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C D G C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
Am C G
They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
[Verse 1]
D G
Once I hear tell, he was happy
C G D
Had his share of friends and good times
C
Now, those friends have all passed on
G Em
He don’t have no place called home
Am C G
Like the old dog gone astray, he’s just old and in the way
[Chorus]
C D G C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
Am C G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C D G C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
Am C G
They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
[Verse 2]
D G
When just a boy, he left his home
C G D
Thought he’d have the world on a string
C
Now the years have come and gone
G Em
Through the streets he walks alone
Am C G
Lookin’ back to a better day, feelin’ old and in the way
[Chorus]
C D G C
Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say
Am C G
They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday
C D G C
Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
Am C G
They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way
Am C G
They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way