Intro F# C# B C# B Bbm C# Bbm – G#m C#7 B F# B

I C# heard the E old man E/Eb tell his Dmaj7 tale

A Tinker, a-Bm7 lone within a Em7 storm
D4 And D losing A4 hope he A clears
the F#m7 leaves beneath a tree
C#m Seven stones lay E on the ground
Wi-Dmaj7 thin the seventh house a Bm7 friend was found
And the Cmaj7 changes Am of no Cmaj7 conse-Am quence will
G pick up the reins from D/F# nowhere

A Sailors, in Bm7 peril on the Em7 sea
D4 A-D mongst the A4 waves a A rock
looms F#m7 nearer, not yet seen
C#m They see a gull E flying by
The Dmaj7 captain turns the boat and he Bm7 asks not why
And the Cmaj7 changes Am of no Cmaj7 conse-Am quence will
G pick up the reins from D nowhere
C#4 Nowhe-C# ere

F#m Aah Bm7 ah ah E ah B ah D ah
F#m Aah Bm7 ah ah E ah Am ah D7 ah G E4 E

Des-Am pair that tires the F world
Brings the C old man G laughter
The Cm laughter of the Fm world only
C# Grieves Cm him, be-C# lieve Cm him
The G# old F# man’s E guide is
Bm chance Em Bm Em B F# B

I C# heard the E old man E/Eb tell his Dmaj7 tale

Instr A Bm7 Em7 D4 D A4 A F#m C#7 F#m
             C#m7 Bm7 Am7 Cmaj7 G D/F#

A Farmer who Bm7 knows not when to Em7 sow
D4 Con-D sults the A4 old man A clutching
F#m money C#7 in his F#m hand
C#m7 And with a shrug the E old man smiled
Dmaj7 Took the money, left the Bm7 farmer wild
And the Cmaj7 changes Am of no Cmaj7 conse-Am quence will
G pick up the reins from D nowhere
C#4 Nowhe-C# ere

F#m Aah Bm7 ah ah E ah B ah D ah
F#m Aah Bm7 ah ah E ah C – C Em C Em

Des-Am pair that tires the F world
Brings the C old man G laughter
The Cm laughter of the Fm world only
C# Grieves Cm him, be-C# lieve Cm him
The G# old F# man’s E guide is
Bm chance Em Bm Em Bb Em Bb

Outro Fm C x 4
               Fm C# G# Eb G#m C#m A G#m A G#m
               E C Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm/D Cm/D Ebm Bb + Tab. 2