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four
G C
1. The memories of a
man in his old age
D G
are the deeds of a
man in his prime.
C
You shuffle in gloom in the sickroom,
D G ~
and talk to
yourself as you die.
G C D G
Life is a short, warm moment and death is a
long cold rest.
/ C
You get your chance to try in the twinkling
of an eye:
D G
eighty years, with
luck, or even less.
G C
2. So all aboard for
the American tour,
D G
and maybe you'll
make it to the top.
/ C
And mind how you go,
and I can tell you, 'cause I know,
D G ~
you may find it
hard to get off.
G C D
G
You are the angel of death and I am the
dead man's son.
/ C
And he was buried like a mole in a fox hole,
D G
and everyone is
still on the run.
G C
3. And who is the
master of fox hounds?
D G
And who says the hunt has begun?
And who calls the tune in the courtroom?
D G
And who beats the funeral drum?
The memories of a man in his old age
D G
are the deeds of a
man in his prime.
C
You shuffle in gloom in the sickroom,
D G
and talk to
yourself as you die.