Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 10:29:36 -0600 (MDT)
From: Brian Handy
Subject: TAB: Older by D. Wilcox
For all you guitarists out there, here’s my transcription of «Older.» I’m not
sure if this is one of David’s originals or a cover. I’ll probably put a copy
at the Nevada archive too for safe keeping. As usual, there may be mistakes
and I take full responsibility for them, but I’m pretty sure most of the chords
are correct. Feel free to send comments.
Pick ‘n’ grin,
Bill
[email protected]
«Older»
by David Wilcox(?)
transcribed by Bill Boroson 3/17/95
Tune: 6 = D 3 = F#
5 = A 2 = A
4 = D 1 = D
Intro:
D Edim/A Gdim D Bmin7 G+2 G+2/F# Emaj A A+2 A» Dsus4 D
D Edim/A Gdim D Edim Gdim
Older. I grow older.
D Bmin7 G+2
Getting wiser, everyday.
G+2/F# E
‘Cause when I fall down now
A A+2 A»
I don’t jump back up.
Dsus4 D [A] Edim Gdim
I let ’em count to eight.
D Edim/A Gdim D Edim Gdim
Slower. Getting slower.
D Bmin7 G+2 /F#
I have lost a step or two.
E
It’s time to face the facts.
A A+2 A»
Buy a pair of plaid slacks
[G] [F#] [D] [A] F#dim
‘n sit around like old guys do.
G
‘Cause when I go out late at night
F#
To have a beer
G F#
I sit and wonder why my friends aren’t here.
Bmin Bmaj
Is this a joke on me?
Emin Eb Emin
They’re all home playing with their families.
Emaj
I am the oldest person in this bar
A* G/A D/A
Edim
And I am drinking with children on a field trip to observe me in
Gdim
my habitat.
D Edim/A Gdim D Edim Gdim
Quiet. It’s so quiet
D Bmin7 G+2 /F#
In my house when I get home
E
I got three mean fish,
A A+2 A»
And a yellow dog.
[G] [F#] [D] [A] F#dim
I do not live a — lone.
G
When I close my eyes at night
F# G
I feel so small
F#
Like I never really loved at all.
Bmin Bmaj
‘Cause if I did I’d have some proof.
Emin Eb Emin
Another life or two beneath my roof.
Emaj
It’s just a bad recurring dream I have
A* G/A
When I suspect I have misspent my youth.
D/A [A][G][D] Edim Gdim
Could have fooled me too.
D Edim/A Gdim D Edim Gdim
Childish. It’s so childish
D Bmin7 G+2 /F#
To resist the dying light.
E
But I’m still the same.
A A+2 A»
Some things never change.
Dsus4 D [A] Edim Gdim Bbdim Dbdim D»
I wanna stay up all night.
Letters in brackets [] represent notes, not chords.
Chord Fingerings:
6 5 4 3 2 1
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A x 0 2 3 4 x
A» x 0 2 3 0 x
A* x 0 0 5/7 7 7 (slide 5th to 7th fret on 3rd string — like the intro
A+2 x 0 2 3 2 x to Fire and Rain)
Bbdim x x 8 7 7 8
Bmin 9 9 12 x 9 9
Bmin7 x 2 0 0 0 x
Bmaj 9 9 9 9 9 9
Dbdim x x 11 10 10 11
D» 0 0 0 12 12 12
D 0 0 0 0 5 4
Dsus4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Eb x 6 x x 6 5
Emaj 2 2 2 2 2 2
Emin x 7 x x 7 5
Edim/A x 0 2 1 1 2
F# 4 4 4 4 4 4
F#dim x x 4 3 3 x
G 5 5 5 5 5 5
G+2 5 x 0 3 5 x
G+2/F# 4 x 0 3 5 x
G/A x 0 0 5 5 5
Gdim x x 5 4 4 5