{title: Old and wise}
{artist: Alan Parsons Project}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 56}
{key: C}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[Am] [Gsus6] [FM7] [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm]
[Am] [Gsus6] [FM7] [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm] [A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
as [Am]far as my [Gsus6]eyes can [FM7]see [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm]
there are [Am]shadows ap[Gsus6]proaching [FM7]me [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm]
and to [Cm]those I left be[G/B]hind, I [Bbsus6]wanted you to [F/A]know
you've [Absus6]always shared my [Cm/G]deepest thoughts
you [D7/F#]follow where I [G7sus4]go [G7]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
and [Cm]oh, [Bbsus6] [Ab]when I'm old and [Cm/G]wise
[Fm] bitter words mean [Ebsus6]little to me,
[Dsus4] autumn [D7]winds will [G]blow right [Gaug]through [G]me
and [Cm]some[Bbsus6]day [Ab] in the mist of [Cm/G]time
[Fm] when they asked me [Ebsus6]if I knew you
I'd [D7]smile and say you [G]were a friend of [Ab]mine
[Ab] and the [Bb/Ab]sadness would be [Gm]lifted from my [Cm]eyes
[Eb/Bb] [Ab] oh, [Bb/Ab]when I'm old and [C]wise
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
as [Am]far as my [Gsus6]eyes can [FM7]see [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm]
there are [Am]shadows sur[Gsus6]rounding [FM7]me [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm]
and to [Cm]those I leave be[G/B]hind, I [Bbsus6]want you all to [F/A]know
you've [Absus6]always shared my [Cm/G]darkest hours
I'll [D7/F#]miss you when I [G7sus4]go [G7]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
and [Cm]oh, [Bbsus6] [Ab]when I'm old and [Cm/G]wise
[Fm] heavy words that [Ebsus6]tossed and blew me
[Dsus4] like autumn [D7]winds will [G]blow right [Gaug]through [G]me
and [Cm]some[Bbsus6]day, [Ab] in the mist of [Cm/G]time
[Fm] when they ask you [Ebsus6]if you knew me
re[D7]member that you [G7sus4]were a friend of [Ab]mine
[Ab] as the [Bb/Ab]final curtain [Gm]falls before my [Cm]eyes [Eb/Bb] [Ab] oh, [Bb/Ab]when I'm old and [C]wise
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{start_of_part: Outtro}
as [Am]far as my [Gsus6]eyes can [FM7]see [Em] [FM7] [Em] [Dmsus2] [Dm] [A]
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{start_of_part: Solo, repeat, fade}
[Ab] [Bb/Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Eb/Bb]
[Ab] [Bb/Ab] [C]
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