Night I Called Old Man Out Tab by Garth Brooks #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # THE NIGHT I CALLED THE OLD MAN OUT By. Pat Alger, Kim Williams and Garth Brooks Album IN PIECES INTRO: F#m |---------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| |---r4--2--4--2-------|----2-------------|----------------------------------| |----------------4--2-|-4-----4~~~~~~~~--|----2---2---2----2/4~~~~~~~~~~----| |---------------------|------------------|-/4---4---4---2-------------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| 1 |---------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------------------------| |--r4--2--4---2-------|----2-------------|----------------------------------| |---------------4--2--|--4----4~~~~~~----|-----2-----2----------------------| |---------------------|------------------|--4-----4-----2^r(2)--------------| |---------------------|------------------|-----------------------4---2~~~~--| Verse: F#m The dining room fell silent E I can't believe what I just said Bm I just told my dad he's full of it C#7 And I watched his face turn red F#m Well, then I should've said, "I'm sorry" D But I matched him shout for shout Bm I can still hear that screen door slammin' C#7 F#m The night I called him out 1 1 |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------5--------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--4^------4^--r(4)-2--|---------------1------------------------------------| |----------------------|--4----2--4-----------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| Chorus: A E Bm F#m He said, "Son, it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts you" 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------1----4-----4^-----------------------------------------------------| |----4----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm E C#7 But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts 1 |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------4--|----4-----4^-------r(4)-----------------------------------| |-------3---------|----------------------------------------------------------| |--4--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| A E Bm F#m 'Cause I'd seen my older brothers crawl back in the house - -Hold- - 1 |----------12---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---12^-------12-r(12)--10--|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--11~~~~~~~------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Bm E F#m Each time they called the old man out PLAY INTRO Verse: Fist to fist and eye to eye Standin' toe to toe He would've let me walk away But I just would not let it go Years of my frustration Had lead me to this night Now he'll pay for all the times that he's been right Chorus: Bridge: F#m It was over in a minute E That's when I realized Bm The blood came from my mouth and nose C#7 But the tears came from my eyes F#m And in a memory of that fateful night D I know the greatest pain was his Bm F#m And I just pray some day I'm half the man he is Chorus: Just like my older brothers crawled back in the house 1 1 |--12^----r(12)-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------12^--r(12)--10--12----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------11~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The night I called the old man out Nathan Mutti (Nmutti@Student.umass.edu) (Http://www-vms.oit.umass.edu/~nmutti)