Old and in the Way
Key of G · Chords: I IV V ii vi
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongIntro
C D G C Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say Am C G They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday C D G C Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away Am C G They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
Verse 1
D G Once I hear tell, he was happy C G D Had his share of friends and good times C Now, those friends have all passed on G Em He don’t have no place called home Am C G Like the old dog gone astray, he’s just old and in the way
Chorus
C D G C Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say Am C G They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday C D G C Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away Am C G They’ll never care about you while you’re old and in the way
Verse 2
D G When just a boy, he left his home C G D Thought he’d have the world on a string C Now the years have come and gone G Em Through the streets he walks alone Am C G Lookin’ back to a better day, feelin’ old and in the way
Chorus
C D G C Old and in the way, that’s what I heard them say Am C G They used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterday C D G C Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away Am C G They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way Am C G They’ll never care about you ‘cause you’re old and in the way