Eric Clapton

The Old Man And Me(Tabs)

Eric Clapton

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	        Intro 
  Q=94 
  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
 4/4 
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ amp tremolo) 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-|| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-|| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------|| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 


   1st & 2nd Verses 
    Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Bb 
    E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E Q  E 
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
||------3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-| 
||----3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-| 
||o-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------| 
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 


  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Bb       Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 


  1.                                 2. 
  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7        Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E     E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|| 
|----------------|----------------o||----------------|-----------------|| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--||-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--|| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--||---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--|| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------o||-1--------------|-1-----1-3-------|| 
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|| 


 Guitar Solo 
  Bb            Fm7         Bb         Fm7 
  E E    E    E   E  Q  E     E  E E E E Q   E 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
|--------3-----------1--1-|--------3-----1---1-| 
|---3---------3---1-----1-|------3-------1---1-| 
|-1-----------------------|---1------1-3-------| 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
| 
| Gtr II (Pedal Steel arr. for Gtr.) 
| Q   a  E a  E  +H          +H        Q   E E 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
|-----9s10-9s10-(10)------|-(10)---------------| 
|-------------------------|------------8---8---| 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 
|-------------------------|--------------------| 


  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q.     E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|-----------------| 
|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--| 
|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--| 
|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------| 
|----------------|-----------------| 
| 
| E E Q   H        W 
|----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|-----------------| 
|-8-7------------|-----------------| 
|-----8----------|-----------------| 
|----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|-----------------| 


  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q. 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 


  E E E E E Q  E     E E E E E Q  E      E E E E     E Q  E 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-------3-----1--1-|--------3---------1--1--|| 
|---3---3-1-1--1-|-----3---3-1----1-|------3-----------1--1--|| 
|-1--------------|---1--------------|----1-----1-----3-------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
| 
| Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.) 
| W                a H       H        a  H        a  H 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|----------------|-5s7-------8------|-8s10-------10s12-------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 


 3rd Verse 
  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 


  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q. 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----| 
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----| 
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------| 


  Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7      Bb      Fm7 
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E Q  E 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|| 
|---3---3-1-1--1-|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|| 
|-1--------------|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 


 Outro 
  Bb        Fm7           Bb        Fm7 
  E E E E   E Q       E   E E E E   E Q       E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| 
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| 
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| Gtr III 
| E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| 
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| 
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| 
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 


  Bb        Fm7            Bb        Fm7 
  E E E E   E Q.           E E E E   E Q       E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| 
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| 
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S  S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| 
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| 
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| 
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 


  E E E E   E Q       E   E E E E   E Q       E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| 
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| 
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| 
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| 
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| 
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| Gtr II 
| W                       W 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 


  E E E E   E Q.           E E E E   E Q       E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| 
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| 
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S  S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| 
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| 
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| 
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| W                        Q   E E   E E   E   E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------9---8-6-------6----| 
|------------------------|-----------------8--------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 


    Bb          Fm7           Bb        Fm7 
     E  E E E   E Q       E   E E E E   E Q       E 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| 
|-------3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| 
|----1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
|    E  E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| 
|-----------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| 
|-------3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| 
|----1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| a  H.               Q       W 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-9s10----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------| 


  Bb        Fm7            Bb        Fm7 
  E E E E   E Q.           E E E E   E Q       E 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1---| 
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1---| 
|-1-----1---3------------|-1-----------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S  S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1-----| 
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1---------| 
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1---| 
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
| 
| W                        Q   E E   Q     E   E 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----8-7---8-------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------6---8---| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 


   E  E E E   E Q       E   E E E E   E Q       E 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| 
|-----3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| 
|--1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
|  E  E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| 
|---------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| 
|-----3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| 
|--1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| +W                        W 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-(8)---------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 


  E E   E E   E Q.            E  E E E   E Q       E 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-------3-------1----------|-------3-------1-------1---| 
|---3-----------1----------|-----3---3---1-1-------1---| 
|-1-------1---3------------|--1------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
| E E   E S S E S  S S S E    E  E E S S E S S S S E 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---3---------1--------1---|-----3-------1-------1-----| 
|---------3--------1-------|---------3-------1---------| 
|---3-------3---1--------1-|-----3-----3---1-------1---| 
|-1-----1-----3------3-----|--1----1-----3-----3-------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
| 
| Q   a E E   E E    E   E   +H.               Q 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----6s4-3---4s5----6---6-|-(6)-----------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 


  Bb        Fm7           Bb        Fm7 
  E E E E   E Q       E   E E E E   E Q       E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| 
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| 
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| 
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| 
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| 
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------| 


  Bb        Fm7            Bb        Fm7 
  E E E E   E Q.           E E E E   E Q       E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| 
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| 
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
| 
| E E E S S E S  S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| 
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| 
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| 
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| 
|------------------------|--------------------------| 


  H.=H 
  Bb        Fm7      Bb 
  E E E E   H         W           W 
|------------------|-----------|--------*| 
|------------------|-----------|--------*| 
|-----3------------|-----------|--------*| 
|---3---3----------|-----------|--------*| 
|-1---------3------|-----------|--------*| 
|------------------|-----------|--------*| 
| 
| E E E S S E Q  E    W          +W 
|------------------|-----------|--------*| 
|---3---------1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*| 
|-------3-----1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*| 
|---3-----3--------|-^3--------|-(3)----*| 
|-1---1-----3------|-^1--------|-(1)----*| 
|------------------|-----------|--------*| 



	        

Written by J.J. Cale

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