A
I used to run in a young man's boots

       E
With a young man's heart
And a young man's roots

F#m                                     Bm(with a hammer-on on B string)
But now I stand where a young man stood before
                    A
I don't run like I used to
          E                A
This old man don't run no more


Chorus:

F#m  E
Hey hidee ho
Abm          F#m            E
I used to go where the devil wouldn't go
          D
Where the river run still
        A
And the water don't flow

D             F#m
Heaven couldn't stop me then
    E
Hey Hidee hi
Abm
Good lord willin
F#m                  E
And the creek don't rise
    D
And life goes by
         A
Like the fireflies
          E                 A
Where the devil sits with a grin