Old And Wise
Transposer
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Old and Wise – The Alan Parsons Project
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Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson
From: "Eye in the Sky" (1982)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Optional version: transpose this chord sheet -5 and the use a capo on the
5th fret to bring it back to the original key. Plays nicely, too.
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[Intro]
Am G F Fmaj7 F
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e 0---|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|------------0---|
B --3-|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|--------------3-|
G ----|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D ----|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
A ----|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E ----|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
Am G F Fmaj7 F Em7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|--------------0-|
B|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|------------3---|2
G|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2-----------0---|2
D|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3-----------2---|2
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0-----------2---|0
E|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1-----------0---|
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0---------|0-----------3/5-|0-------------0-|1---------------|
B|1-----0---------|1---------------|1-----------3---|3---------------|
G|2-----0---------|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2-----0---------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------3---------|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb6 x-1-3-3-3-3
Bb/Ab 4-x-3-3-3-x
Cm/Bb 6-x-5-x-4-3
Cm/G 3-x-5-5-4-3
Eb6 x-6-5-5-4-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1
Gaug/Eb x-x-1-0-0-x
G/D x-x-0-0-0-x
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[Intro]
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F |
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows approaching me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I've left behind
Bb F/A
I wanted you to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
You follow where I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Bitter words mean little to me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the midst of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked me if I knew you
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
And sadness would be lifted from my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows surrounding me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I leave behind
Bb F/A
I want you all to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my darkest hours
Dsus4 D | G7sus4 Gaug/Eb G/D |
I'll miss you when I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Like autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the mist of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked you if you knew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
Remember that you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
As the final curtains falls before my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Link]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
As far as my eyes can see (= Intro)
[Outro]
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
(repeat and fade)
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