OLD AND WISE

As (Am)far as my (Em)eyes can (Fmaj7)see,

there are (Am)shad ows sur (Em)round ing (Fmaj7)me.

And to those I left be hind,

I (Gm)want ed you to know

you’ve (Fm)al ways shared my deep est thoughts;

you (Dsus)fol low where I go.

And oh,

when I’m old and wise;

bit ter words mean (Cm)lit tle to me;

au tumn (D13)winds will blow right through me.

And (Cm)some

day

in the midst of time,

when they ask me (Cm)if I knew you, I’d smile and say you were a friend of (Ab)mine,

and the sad ness would be (Gm7)lift ed from my (Cm)eyes,

oh,

(Bb)when I’m old and wise.

As (Am)far as my (Em)eyes can (Fmaj7)see,

there are (Am)shad ows sur (Em)round ing (Fmaj7)me.

And to those I leave be hind,

I (Gm)want you all to know

you’ve (Fm)al ways shared my dark est hours;

I’ll (Dsus)miss you when I go.

And oh,

when I’m old and wise;

heav y words that (Cm)tossed and grilled me,

au tumn (D13)winds, will blow right through me.

And (Cm)some

day

in the mist of time,

when they ask you (Cm)if you knew me, re mem ber that you were a friend of (Ab)mine,

as the fi nal cur tain (Gm7)falls be fore my (Cm)eyes,

oh,

(Bb)when I’m old and wise.

As

As (Am)far as my (Em)eyes can (Fmaj7)see.