The Old Man and His Horn
The Old Man and His Horn

The Old Man and His Horn chords by Gene Watson

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    4
    • Verse 1
    The 
    old 
    man 
    told 
    his story 

    About 
    the 
    years 
    gone 
    by 

    How 
    he 
    played 
    his 
    horn 

    down 
    in 
    New 
    Orleans 

    In 
    some 
    old 
    dingy 
    dive 

    "I knew 'em 
    all 
    back 
    then" 
    he said 

    As he 
    reached 
    out 
    for 
    his 
    horn 

    He closed 
    his 
    eyes 
    and 
    wet his 
    lips 

    Then 
    the blues 
    were 
    born 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 2
    He played 
    with so 
    much 
    feelin' 

    Tears 
    came 
    from 
    his 
    eye
    s 

    He 
    stopped 
    and 
    reminisced 
    a 
    bit 

    And 
    then 
    he 
    gave 
    a 
    sigh 

    Said, 
    "You know, 
    I 
    almost 
    made 
    it 

    But 
    that 
    was 
    before 
    your 
    time 

    Dixieland, 
    Po' Folks 
    Blues 

    ScatMan 
    Jack 
    and 
    wine" 

    Verse 3

    Slapped 
    his 
    knee 
    and 
    gave 
    a grin 

    It sure 
    was 
    good 
    back 
    then 

    Reaching 
    for 
    his 
    horn 
    on 
    the 
    floor 

    Placed 
    it 
    in 
    an 
    old 
    towsack 

    That 
    hung 
    across 
    his 
    back 

    He said 
    "Goodbye" 

    And shuffled 
    out 
    the 
    door 

    Verse 4
    Enthused 
    by 
    what he 
    told 
    me 

    I 
    never 
    got 
    his 
    name 

    So 
    I 
    called 
    the 
    waitress 
    over 

    And started 
    to 
    explain 

    A tired 
    old 
    man, 
    his tarnished 
    horn 

    Mem'ries 
    of 
    years 
    gone 
    by 

    How 
    he 
    played 
    his 
    horn 

    and 
    reminisced 

    Smiled 
    with tear-dimmed 
    eyes 

    eyes 

    Verse 5
    She 
    said 
    you 
    are 
    mis
    taken 

    There's 
    been 
    no 
    one 
    but 
    you 

    But 
    I 
    know 
    who 
    you're 
    talkin' 
    'bout 

    I 
    used 
    to 
    know 
    him, 
    too 

    You'll 
    find 
    him 
    down 
    on 
    Basin 
    Street 

    In 
    back 
    of an 
    old 
    church
    yard 

    A stone 
    that 
    reads, 
    "Rest 
    in 
    Peace" 

    I tried 
    but 
    it sure 
    was 
    hard" 

    Slapped 
    his 
    Verse 6
    knee 
    and 
    gave 
    a 
    grin 

    It sure 
    was 
    good 
    back 
    then 

    Reaching 
    for 
    his 
    horn 
    on 
    the floor 

    Placed 
    it 
    in 
    an 
    old 
    towsack 

    That 
    hung 
    across 
    his 
    back 

    He said 
    "Goodbye" 

    And shuffled 
    out 
    the 
    door 

    Verse 7
    He said 
    "Goodbye" 

    And shuffled 
    out 
    the 
    door 

    Outro 1


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