Rab Noakes - Too Old To Die
CAPO: 3rd Fret
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ##
[INTRO:] C Em Am C Dm F G
[VERSE 1:]
C Em Am C
I wear the face of every man
Dm F G
And I see with other's eyes
C Em Am C
I have no vice and I have no plans
Dm F G
Have no certain colour or size
[VERSE 2:]
F G C ~ Am
My brother is a wild sea sailor
F G C
My sister is an organised poem
F G C ~ Am
My father is a working tailor
Dm7 F G
And I am a man alone___
[CHORUS:]
F G C ~ Am F
But I'm not going to lay down
G C
I'm not going to cry
G F G
I'm not going to stay down
C
I'm too old to die
[VERSE 3:]
Em Am C
And to work is not my problem
Dm F G
To die is not my goal
C Em Am C
Love is not my money
Dm F G
This world is not my foal
[VERSE 4:]
F G C ~ Am
I've fought on every battlefield
F G C
That anyone can name
F G C ~ Am
I've fought against my friends and myself
Dm7 F G
And I accept the blame___
[CHORUS:]
F G C ~ Am F
But I'm not going to lay down
G C
I'm not going to cry
G F G
I'm not going to stay down
C
I'm too old to die
[VERSE 5:]
Em Am C
I'm present at your conventions
Dm F G
I follow the path of time
C Em Am C
I have to lose your inventions
Dm F G
The gains and the losses are all mine
[VERSE 6:]
F G C ~ Am
I've read the books of every man
F G C
And I know some do sing
F G C ~ Am
It bothers me I do and the very best I can
Dm7 F G
The rest is waiting for something___
[CHORUS:]
F G C ~ Am F
But I'm not going to lay down
G C
I'm not going to cry
G F G
I'm not going to stay down
C
I'm too old to die
F G
I'm not going to stay down
N.C. F C
I'm too old to die____