Old As The Hills

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E                F#m 
Lean in, friend; lean in, friend, 
B                   E 
And I'll tell you a tale. 
E                F#m 
Be good, friend; be good friend, 
B                   E 
As I tread the stage a while. 
E                  F#m 
'Twas late in the day, the day after the fair, 
B                   E 
When I heard tell of her. 
E                  F#m 
She lived so far away - further, farther and 
B                    E 
Beyond - and well you know they say... 


E                         F#m 
She was old as the hills, and worn as a train 
B 
On rails of old steel wool, 
E 
She was old as the hills. 
E 
And her sons were all gone, 
F#m               B 
Killed in battle won by someone above, 
E 
Instead of coming on home. 
E 
And her daughters were gone, 
F#m                      B 
Followed love and they'd run to the city below, 
E 
Instead of coming on home. 


E                         F#m 
She was old as the hills and worn as a train, 
B 
On rails of old steel wool, 
E 
She was old as the hills. 

E 
She had a bullet in her bonnet - 
F#m 
The last that she owned - 
B 
And a gun in her pocket, 
E 
To keep her strong as she roamed. 
E 
She went fishing in the shallows, 
F#m 
For eels and minnows, 
B 
Which she fried up so nicely, 
E 
All salty and spicy. 


E                         F#m 
She was old as the hills and worn as a train, 
B 
On rails of old steel wool, 
E 
She was old as the hills. 

E 
And her dog was gone, 
F#m 
Whom she'd cared for so long, 
B                      E 
Fed whiskey and plums, on his lavender bed. 
E 
And her love was gone, 
F#m 
When he'd heard the sea's song, 
B 
He left the shore all alone 
E 
To travel the world around. 


E                         F#m 
She was old as the hills and worn as a train, 
B 
On rails of old steel wool, 
E 
She was old as the hills.