The old man down the road
Em - A (2x) + Em - A (4x)
Em A
1. He take the thunder from the mountain,
Em A
he
take the lightning from the sky,
G Em
he
bring the strong man to his begging knee,
Em A
he
make the young girl's mama cry.
Em - A Em - A
You got to hidey-hide, you
got to jump and run,
Em
A C - D Em - A
you got to hidey-hidey-hide, the
old man is down
the road.
Em A
2. He got the voices speak in riddles,
Em A
he
got the eye as black as coal,
G Em
he
got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
Em A
and
he stands right in the road.
Em
- A Em
A
You got to hidey-hide, you
got to jump and run away
Em A C - D Em - A
you got to hidey-hidey-hide, the
old man is down the road.
+ Em - A (4x) + Em - A (4x)
Em A
3. He make the river call your lover,
Em A
he
make the barking of the hound,
G Em
put a
shadow 'cross the window,
Em A
when
the old man comes around.
Em
- A Em -
A
You got to hidey-hide, you
got to jump and run,
Em A C - D Em
you got to hidey-hidey-hide, the
old man is down the road.
C - D Em - A
+ The old man is down the
road.
+ Em - A (8x) ….
(John Fogerty)