Old Man Down The Road Guitar Tab

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Ok guys heres my version of Old man down the road!
The E7 can also be played as a Em and it still sounds right!


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     Play chords nice and jumpy
E7
He take-a thunder from the mountain
G
He take-a lightnin' from the sky
A
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
G
You got to jump and run
A
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'sinstrumental..... 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.

|----16----16-16---16-16\---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-/16---16------16----------------------|
|---------------------------b(8)7--5----|
|------------------------------------7--|
|---------------------------------------|

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-0------------------|
|-----------2-0--------------|
|---------------0------------|


|----------------------------------|
|---b2(2.5)---------b2(2.5)--------| Ok This really needs work.. but I think
|---b2(2.5)-0-----0-b2(2.5)-0------| you get the idea.
|-2-----------2---------------2----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Look for the solo to be commin out next! Any questions/comments/corrections
email me at Klash59@gmail.com

Source: GuitarMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#1 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Sep 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM EST
	I don't know what the song means. The only thing I can infer is that the old man is a metaphor for something frightening. Maybe God on judgment day? Hmm... I don't hear this song much anymore, but it's a very good song and I wish I knew what it was about.

No Picture Matt Average	#2 by Matt John at Sep 27, 2007 at 7:35 PM EST
	sounds like an old fire and brimstone preaching about the wrath of god, that or it could be as some said earlier, about you getting older, as he takes a strong man to his knees, that or death not just aging.

No Picture quinn almann ' Wanna Be	#3 by quinn almann ' jk carson at Sep 30, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST
	I think this song is about, a sexy older guy like 25 that lives in a small town that all the fifteen to seventeen yearold girls are after take the like "make the young girls mama cry" 1

No Picture Brandon Average	#4 by Brandon Dunzer at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:36 AM EST
	He's talking about death I think. Growing old then dying type of metaphor with The Old Man is Down the Road lyric like Your on your way, be scared

No Picture Thomas Average	#5 by Thomas Buckman at Oct 1, 2007 at 9:01 PM EST
	That makes sense TheShill, thanks for that comment. Well, this song came out in 1985 I think but the old man sure has not slowed down Fogerty's rocking. He has some good recent live performances, and he's still touring now.

No Picture Chris (a.k.a. " Wanna Be	#6 by Chris (a.k.a. "Spikes") Muhler at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:54 AM EST
	Someone told me that John Fogerty lived near Ronald Reagan's ranch at the time. He is the old man refered to in this song.

No Picture TheEmuIsEmo Average	#7 by TheEmuIsEmo at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:53 PM EST
	that's pretty interesting yrogerg1, man but i love the feel of this song though

No Picture Rebecca Average	#8 by Rebecca Lira at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:54 AM EST
	realy great comments i just thought it could be something from childhood like the old bastard who never gave the ball back or who would squirt you with the hose if u came to close to the house and was the only one who you thought made your dad seem like an ant you know but those other comments are pretty convincing