Old Folkie Chords & Lyrics - Harry Chapin

[INTRO]
[D5] [D4] (2x)

[VERSE 1]
He's the [D5]man with the banjo

And the twelve string guitar
And he's si[D4]ngin' us a song

To tell us who we are
When you l[D5]ook in his eyes
You know that somebody's [D4]in there

[VERSE 2]
Yeah he k[D5]nows where we're going

And where we been
And how the [D4]fog is gettin' thicker

Where the future should begin
When you l[D5]ook at his life
You know that he's really b[D4]een there

[CHORUS]
Still w[A]hat is that name that they're callin' that man [C]
W[Em]hat is that name that they're callin' that man
You k[A]now... [A/G] -
[A/F#] -
[A/E]
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
T[D]hey say he's always ble[G]edin'
But whe[D]never somebody's nee[G]din' him
H[Em]e's the one who ca[A]res
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
Whe[D]never somethin's bu[G]rnin'
Or a les[D]son needs some lea[G]rnin'
Or a t[D]ide that [D/C#]needs some tu[Bm]rnin'
[Bm/A]To some be[Em]tter world some[A]where
Yeah the [Em]old fol[A]kie's th[D]ere...

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D] - [G] - [D] - [G]

[VERSE 3]
Yeah for fo[D]rty years now he's been [Dsus4]pushin' [D]on
Car[G]ryin' the dream 'cause W[Gsus]oody's long g[G]one
He's the l[D]ast voice singing that [Dsus4]bound for gl[D]ory s[G]ong [Gsus] -
[G] -
[Gsus]
And [D]if you've never seen him you [Dsus4]might take a l[D]ook
He's the m[G]an that put the meanin' in the [Gsus]music b[G]ook
Yeah the wo[D]rld may be tired but [Dsus4]Pete's still go[D]in' st[G]rong [Gsus] -
[G]

[CHORUS]
Still w[A]hat is that name that they're callin' that man [C]
W[Em]hat is that name that they're callin' that man
You k[A]now... [A/G] -
[A/F#] -
[A/E]
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
T[D]hey say he's always ble[G]edin'
But whe[D]never somebody's nee[G]din' him
H[Em]e's the one who ca[A]res
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
Whe[D]never somethin's bu[G]rnin'
Or a les[D]son needs some lea[G]rnin'
Or a t[D]ide that [D/C#]needs some tu[Bm]rnin'
[Bm/A]To some be[Em]tter world some[A]where
Yeah the [Em]old fol[A]kie's th[D]ere...

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D] - [G] - [Gsus] (4x's)

[Chorua]
Still w[A]hat is that name that they're callin' that man [C]
Still w[Em]hat is that name that they're callin' that man
You k[A]now... [Asus4] -
[Emaj7/11/A]
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
Sin[D]gin' for some hop[G]eless cause
Sho[D]utin' down the moun[G]tain top
The w[Em]ind is his only app[A]lause
He's always the o[D]ld fo[G]lkie
[D]We don't know what we're mi[G]ssin'
'Cause no[D]body ever lis[G]tens
'Cept the lo[D]vers [D/C#]as they're ki[Bm]ssin'
[Bm/A]Aw he's si[Em]ngin' for them some[A]where
Yeah the [Em]old fol[A]kie's th[D]ere
The [Em]old fol[A]kie's th[D]ere...

[OUTRO]
[G] - [D] - [G] - [Gsus] - [D]