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The Old Man Down The Road by John Fogerty
The Old Man Down The Road
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Use a clear tone with bridge pickup I find works the best, no effects or
fancy tools needed!
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-5-7-7b(8)-5-----------------|-5-7-7b(8)-(8)-b(8)7-5-----------------|
A|-------------7--0-----7---7--|-----------------------7--0-----7---7--|
E|------------------3-0---0----|----------------------------3-0---0----|
[Verse 1]
E7
He take-a thunder from the mountain
He take-a lightnin' from the sky
G
He bring the strong man to his beggin' knees
E7
He make the young girl's mama cry
[Chorus]
E7
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
C D E7
The old man is down the road
[Verse 2]
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got eyes as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
[Chorus]
John's instrumental..... same pattern as chorus
[Verse 3]
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
[Chorus]
(last line twice)
Now for some of the riffs used.. i think you can figure out where.
These are not fully correct, I mainly improvise them.
e|----16----16-16---16-16\---------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-/16---16------16----------------------|
D|---------------------------b(8)7--5----|
A|------------------------------------7--|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0------------------|
A|-----------2-0--------------|
E|---------------0------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|---b2(2.5)---------b2(2.5)--------| Ok This really needs work.. but I think
G|---b2(2.5)-0-----0-b2(2.5)-0------| you get the idea.
D|-2-----------2---------------2----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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version 2
Capo:no capo
(12 measures of E7)
E7
He take-a thunder from the mountain
He take-a lightnin' from the sky
G E7
He bring the strong man to his beggin' knees
He make the young girl's mama cry
[Chorus]
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
C D E7
The old man is down the road
[Verse 2]
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got eyes as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
(chorus, with "away" added to end of 2nd line)
(instrumental, same pattern as chorus)
[Verse 3]
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
(chorus; this time, add "again" to end of 2nd line
and sing 4th line twice)
(play E7 continuously and fade)
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version 3
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
g|--0-2-2b(4)-0----------------|--0-2-2b(4)(4)-2-0-------------------|
d|-------------2--------2---2--|------------------2--------2---2-----|
a|--------------1-0------------|-------------------1-0---------------|
e|-----------------3------0----|----------------------3------0-------|
[Verse 1]
E7
He take the thunder from the mountain
E7
He take the lightning from the sky
G E7
He bring the strong man to his bended knee
E7
He make the young girls mama cry
E7
You got to hidey-hide
E7
You got to jump and run
E7
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D E7
The old man's down the road
E7
He got the voices speakin' riddles
E7
He got the eye as black as coal
G E7
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
E7
And he stand right in the road
E7
You got to hidey-hide
E7
You got to jump and run away
E7
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D E7
The old man's down the road
E7
He make the river call your lover
E7
He make the barking of the hound
G E7
Put the shadow across the window
E7
When the old man comes around
E7
You got to hidey-hide
E7
You got to jump and run again
E7
You got to hidey hidey-hide
C D E7
The old man's down the road
C D E7
The old man is down the road
C D E7
The old man is down the road
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version 4
Capo:no capo
[Main Riff]
E pentatonic with a “blue note” thrown in (Bb)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-2-2b(4)-0---------------------0-2-2b(4)(4)-2-0-------------------------|
D|--------------2--------2---2-----------------------2--------2---2----------|
A|----------------1-0----------------------------------1-0-------------------|
E|--------------------3----0-------------------------------3----0------------|
[Solo]
E7 chord
e|----16-----16-16-----16-16\------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15-15-----15-15\------------------------------------------------|
G|-16----16--------16--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C D Em
The old man is down the road
He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl's mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump up run away
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run again
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
The old man is down the road
You got to, you got to, you got to
Hidey-hidey-hide
| \ Slide down
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Tuning:standard
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------5--------7------7^9------5---------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------7--------5----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------5------
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7----------------------7--|
E|------------------7--------------|
He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl's mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump up run away
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run again
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
The old man is down the road
You got to, you got to, you got to
Hidey-hidey-hide
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version 6
Capo:no capo
Standered Tuning
intro:
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7b(8)-5-----------------|-5-7-7b(8)-(8)-b(8)7-5-----------------|
|-------------7--0-----7---7--|-----------------------7--0-----7---7--|
|------------------3-0---0----|----------------------------3-0---0----|
He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl's mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump up run away
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run again
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
The old man is down the road
You got to, you got to, you got to
Hidey-hidey-hide
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version 7
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------b2-----b2-----0------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------1-----0-----------2-----------2------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------3------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------b2-----b2-----b2-----b2-----0----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------1------0---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
[Verse 1]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-----------repeat----------------------------------------------|
He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl's mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump up run away
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run again
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
The old man is down the road
You got to, you got to, you got to
Hidey-hidey-hide
| b Bend
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