This song is played on a ukulele but can also be played on a guitar.

Intro: 
Mute all strings except the highest string (play on C). Play same pattern throughout first verse.

Chorus 1:
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"

Chorus 2:
    C (x32010@1)                  FShe (133211@1)asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
     Am (x02210@1)         GWill (320003@1)you buy me a house of gold?
    C (x32010@1)              FAnd (133211@1)when your father turns to stone,
     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)     CWill (x32010@1)you take care of me?"

Bridge 1:
F (133211@1)    A7I (x02020@1)will make you
Dm (xx0231@1)     Bbm (x13321@1)          FQueen (133211@1)of everything you see
                    CI'll (x32010@1)put you on the map
                 F (133211@1)          CI'll (x32010@1)cure you of disease

Verse 1:
      C (x32010@1)           FLet's (133211@1)say we up and left this town
     Am (x02210@1)             GAnd (320003@1)turned our future upside-down
      C (x32010@1)               FWe'll (133211@1)make pretend that you and me
      C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)   CLived (x32010@1)ever after, happily

Chorus 3:
    C (x32010@1)                  FShe (133211@1)asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
     Am (x02210@1)         GWill (320003@1)you buy me a house of gold?
    C (x32010@1)              FAnd (133211@1)when your father turns to stone,
     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)     CWill (x32010@1)you take care of me?"



Bridge 2:
F (133211@1)    A7I (x02020@1)will make you
Dm (xx0231@1)     Bbm (x13321@1)          FQueen (133211@1)of everything you see
                    CI'll (x32010@1)put you on the map
                 F (133211@1)          CI'll (x32010@1)cure you of disease

Verse 2:
    C (x32010@1)                FAnd (133211@1)since we know that dreams are dead
    Am (x02210@1)                GAnd (320003@1)life turns plans up on their head
C (x32010@1)            FI (133211@1)will plan to be a bum
   C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)     CSo (x32010@1)I just might become someone

Chorus 4:
    C (x32010@1)                  FShe (133211@1)asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
     Am (x02210@1)         GWill (320003@1)you buy me a house of gold?
    C (x32010@1)              FAnd (133211@1)when your father turns to stone,
     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)     CWill (x32010@1)you take care of me?"

Bridge 3:
F (133211@1)    A7I (x02020@1)will make you
Dm (xx0231@1)     Bbm (x13321@1)          FQueen (133211@1)of everything you see
                    CI'll (x32010@1)put you on the map
                 FI'll (133211@1)cure you of disease

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