The Old Folks - M.jacques Brel/gerard Jouannest/jean Corti Chord Chart printable pdf download

The Old Folks - M.jacques Brel/gerard Jouannest/jean Corti Chord Chart

THE OLD FOLKS

-m.Jacques Brel/Gerard Jouannest/Jean Corti

-English w. Mort Shuman/Eric Blau/

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The old folks don't talk much, and they talk so slowly when they do

They are rich, they are poor, their illusions are gone, they share one heart for two

Their homes all smell of time, of old photographs and an old-fashioned song

Though you may live in town, you live so far away, when you've lived too long

And have they laughed too much, do their dry voices crack, talking of times gone by

And have they cried too much, a tear or two still always seems to cloud the eye

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They tremble as they watch the old silver clock, when day is through

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It tick-tocks oh so slow, it says, "Yes," it says, "No," it says,

"I'll wait for you"

The old folks dream no more, the books have gone to sleep, the pi-ano's out of tune

The little cat is dead and no more do they sing on a Sunday afternoon

The old folks move no more, their world's become too small, their bodies feel like lead

They might look out the window or else sit in a chair, or else they stay in bed

The Old Folks - M.jacques Brel/gerard Jouannest/jean Corti Chord Chart