Old Man Waiting - Charles J. Adams Iii Chords
Chords: F, C, G7
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Genre: blues, folk, singer-songwriter
"Old Man Waiting" - Charles J. Adams III
Track 1 of 18 on the album "Tracks" (2008)
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[Intro]
F C
G7 C
[Verse 1]
C G7 C
Every day, you'll find him by this lonely track
C G7 C
Hoping for a passing train that's never coming back
F C F C
50 years ago, the last train rumbled down this line
C G7 C
Still, he keeps a vigil, just sitting, killing time
[Verse 2]
C G7 C
With precious few tomorrows but so many yesterdays
C G7 C
The old man bears no sorrows in his weary, wizened gaze
F C F C
His mind is set to wandering through many years and miles
C G7 C
A lifetime rich with memories of many tears and smiles
[Verse 3]
C G7 C
As the old man reminisces, from a dark and distant veil
C G7 C
A locomotive hisses and a whistle faintly wails
F C F C
The phantom train came rolling in in a cloud of steam and smoke
C G7 C
The old man's failing eyes lit up, but not a word he spoke
[Verse 4]
C G7 C
He listened as the locomotive huffed and puffed in place
C G7 C
And then he drew his final breaths with a broad grin on his face
F C F C
The conductor smiled and said to him, "You're coming home with me
C G7 C
It's a highball straight to heaven, next stop: eternity"
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