Artist: Gretchen Peters
Song: When you are old
Tabbed by: DJ
22nd Jan 2014

From the album 'The secret of life'

Tuning: Standard

The chords are best played in a fingerpicking style

D5       =  xx0235    A     =  x02220    F#m    = 244222
[ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch] =  200230    A4    =  x02230    Bm     = x24432 or xxxx432
Gadd2    =  3x0203    D     =  xx0232    Bmmaj7 = x24332 or xxxx332
G        =  320003    D/C   =  x30232    Bm7/A  = x04232 or xxxx232
Em7      =  022030    G/B   =  x20033    [ch]E7/G#[/ch]  = 4x2400 or xxxx132
A7       =  x02020    [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch] =  x10033    D4     = xx0233
A7sus4   =  x02030    [ch]Fm/C#[/ch] =  x44222
D/F#     =  200232

N.B. The Bm progression in the middle 8 has a descending bass note,
and to be accurate should have a Bb bass on the Bm(maj7)chord,
I find the simplest way is to play the chord progression on the
top 3 strings only.  

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  D5    [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]  Gadd2      D/F#  Em7     A7      D    A7sus4  
|  /  /   /  /  |   /  /  /   /  |  /  /   /  / |  /  /   /  / |


D      [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]       Gadd2
   When  you  are old,      and tired and grey,
G      D/F#              Em7           A    A4
   And wear your over - coat on sunny days,
D       D/C                   G/B     [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
   When your brave tales have all been told,
D        A7           D                     A7sus4
   I'll ask for them...  when you are old!


D      [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]        Gadd2
   When  you  are old,        and full of sleep,
G      D/F#             Em7       A    A4
   And death no longer makes you weep,
D   D/C                  G/B       [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
         When your body aches with cold,
D         A7              D
    I'll warm your heart...  when you are old!


D  [ch]Fm/C#[/ch]  Bm              F#m           G     D
              And you'll still be the same to me,
G              D/F#        Em7     A7
    A comfort,      and a myster - y,
Bm            Bmmaj7/(Bb bass)     Bm7/A     [ch]E7/G#[/ch]
    And I will  be              old too, you see,
G                      A7sus4            A7
    I'll need someone...      to comfort me!


   D    [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]   Gadd2     D/F#  Em7     A7      D     A7sus4
|  /  /   /  /  |   /  /  /   /  |  /  /   /  / |  /  /   /  / |


D      [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]       Gadd2
   When  you are old,        and pale and gaunt,
G          D/F#        Em7             A    A4
   And a gentle hand...   is all you want,
D   D/C              G/B     [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
     I will give you mine to hold,
D            A7      D                    A7
    I'll be here...     when you are old,
D      D/C              G/B    [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch]
    Oh, I will give you mine to hold,
D            A7      D          [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]         Gadd2   D/F#
    I'll be here...     when you-------- are old------!

   Em7    A7       D     (D4)      (D5)
|  /  /   /  /  |  /  /   /  /  |   /  ||
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