John Butler Trio - Old Man Chords & Tabs

 

Old Man Chords & Tabs

John Butler Trio Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Old Man Tab

John Butler Trio- Oldman (Sunrise Over Sea [2004])
Tuning- Open C
Capo  - 4th

Intro
e------------------------------|
c--------------5---------------|
g---10-10-10---5------0--------|
c---10-10-10---5----0---0------| x2
g-0----------8------------3-5--|
c-----------------0------------|

e------------------------------|
c---9-9-9------5---------------|
g---7-7-7------5------0--------|
c--------------5----0---0------|
g-0----------8------------3-5--|
c-----------------0------------|

"Felt like is was overnight" bit

e------------------------|
c------------------------|
g---2------0----0--------|
c----0------0----0-------|
g-0---0-----------0-3-5--|
c--------3----0----------|

Play Intro and Overnight bits again.

Chorus (1)
e-----------------|
c-----------------|
g--------------0--|
c-9-9-12--5-5--0--|
g--------------0--|
c-7-7-10--3-3--0--|

Modified intro
e--------------------------------------------------6-5-3-5-3-1-|
c--------------5---------------------9-9-9----5----------------|
g---10-10-10---5------0-----5-3-2----7-7-7----5----------------|
c---10-10-10---5----0---0---------------------5----------------|
g-0----------8---------------------0--------8------------------|
c-----------------0-------0----------------------0-------------|

e---------------------6-----6-----------------------6-6-5---5-|
c--------------5--7-9---7-9---7-9----------------5--------7---|
g---10-10-10---5----------------------10-10-10---5------------|
c---10-10-10---5----------------------10-10-10---5------------|
g-0----------8---------------------0-----------8--------------|
c-----------------0---------------------------------0---------|

Play normal Intro again along with overnight bit.

Chorus (Obviously without timing shown)
e--------------------|
c--------------------|
g---------0----------|
c-9-12-5--0----------|
g---------0--5-3-5-3-|
c-7-10-3--0----------|

"Enjoy your last..."
e-------------------|
c---12--------------|
g---------0---------|
c-9-12-5--0---------|
g---------0---------|
c-7-10-3--0---------|

After singing
e-----------5-6-5---------------------------------------------8-10---------------|
c---12------5---5-7-5-7--repeat to * then play--4-5-7--or-----------10-9-10-9----|
g-----------5---5----------------------------------------------------------------|
c-9-12--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-7-10--3---0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------|
c----12------4-5-7---|
g---------0----------|
c--9-12-5-0----------|
g---------0----------|
c--7-10-3-0----------|

e----------8-10-------------|
c----12---------10-9-10-9---|
g---------------------------|
c--9-12-5-------------------|
g---------------------------|
c--7-10-3-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_butler_trio/old_man_tab_ver_2.html ]
e-----------------------------|
c----12------5-5-5-5-7--------| (hold)
g---------0-------------------|
c--9-12-5-0-------------------|
g---------0-------------------|
c--7-10-3-0-------------------|

Quieter part
e---------------------------------|
c---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c---9---9----5---5--3-5-3-2-------|
g---------------------------5-3-5-|
c--7---7----3---3-----------------|

e---------------------------------|
c---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c----9---9----5---5--5-3-2--------|
g--------------------------3-5-7--|
c--7---7----3---3-----------------|

e---------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------|
g---------------------10----------------------|
c-------9----9-----9---------5---5--5-3-2-----|
g-----7----7-----8---8--------------------3-5-|
c---7----7-----7------------3---3-------------|

Solo
e-6-5------------------------------------------------------------|
c-----7-5-----5-7-----7-5-7-----7-5---3-----2---2-3-2---0-2------|
g---------5-7-----5-7----------------5---5-5---5-------3-----3/5-|
c----------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------|

e--6x9-5-3---6-5-3-1-3-3--|
c-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
c-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
c-------------------------|

                { Play many times      }{ Then change to this    }
e----------5------5x16--3x8------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1--|
c---7--10-----10----------------0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
g-7----7---5--7---5-----3---2-3---3-2---2-3---3-2---2-3---3-2---2-3---3-2-----|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

{Play each of these first 4 notes for a while}{Fiddle around these frets}   {End with thse three}
e----5--6--8--10------------------------------10-8--------------------------10--13--15-|
c-7--7--7--7---7-----x2----------------------------10--9-10--9-10-9-10------10--10--14-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last Chorus
e----------------------------------------------------|
c----12------------------------7^9-7--(end on this)--|
g-----------0----------------------------------------|
c-9--12--3--0----------------------------------------|
g-----------0--3-5-3-5-3--or-------------------------|
c-7--10--5--0----------------------------------------|