For all you guitarists out there, here's my transcription of "Older."  I'm not
sure if this is one of David's originals or a cover.  I'll probably put a copy
at the Nevada archive too for safe keeping.  As usual, there may be mistakes
and I take full responsibility for them, but I'm pretty sure most of the chords
are correct.  Feel free to send comments.

Pick 'n' grin,

Bill


"Older"

by David Wilcox(?)

transcribed by Bill Boroson 3/17/95

Tune: 6 = D   3 = F#
5 = AA Piano Chord 
   2 = AA Piano Chord 

4 = DD Piano Chord 
   1 = DD Piano Chord 


Intro:

DD Piano Chord 
  Edim/A  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  Bmin7Bmin7 Piano Chord 
  G+2  G+2/F#  EmajEmaj Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  A+2  A"  Dsus4 DD Piano Chord 


DD Piano Chord 
      Edim/A  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 
     EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

Older.            I grow older.

DD Piano Chord 
    Bmin7Bmin7 Piano Chord 
  G+2
Getting wiser, everyday.

G+2/F#        EE Piano Chord 

'Cause when I fall down now

AA Piano Chord 
           A+2   A"
I don't jump back up.

Dsus4 DD Piano Chord 
      [A] EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

I let 'em count to eight.

DD Piano Chord 
      Edim/A  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
     EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

Slower.           Getting slower.

DD Piano Chord 
    Bmin7Bmin7 Piano Chord 
         G+2    /F#
I have lost    a step or two.

EE Piano Chord 

It's time to face the facts.

AA Piano Chord 
            A+2      A"
Buy a pair of plaid slacks

[G] [F#] [D]  [A] F#dimF#dim Piano Chord 

'n sit around like old guys do.

GG Piano Chord 

'Cause when I go out late at night

F#F# Piano Chord 

To have a beer

GG Piano Chord 
                           F#F# Piano Chord 

I sit and wonder why my friends aren't here.

BminBmin Piano Chord 
   BmajBmaj Piano Chord 

Is this a joke on me?

EminEmin Piano Chord 
     EbEb Piano Chord 
  EminEmin Piano Chord 

They're all home playing with their families.

EmajEmaj Piano Chord 

I am the oldest person in this bar

A*A* Piano Chord 
        G/AG/A Piano Chord 
               D/AD/A Piano Chord 

EdimEdim Piano Chord 

And I am drinking with children on a field trip to observe me in

GdimGdim Piano Chord 

my habitat.


DD Piano Chord 
      Edim/A  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
     EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

Quiet.            It's so quiet

DD Piano Chord 
    Bmin7Bmin7 Piano Chord 
          G+2    /F#
In my house    when I get home

EE Piano Chord 

I got three mean fish,

AA Piano Chord 
         A+2  A"
And a yellow dog.

[G] [F#] [D]  [A] F#dimF#dim Piano Chord 

I do not live a - lone.

GG Piano Chord 

When I close my eyes at night

F#F# Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 

I feel so small

F#F# Piano Chord 

Like I never really loved at all.

BminBmin Piano Chord 
    BmajBmaj Piano Chord 

'Cause if I did I'd have some proof.

EminEmin Piano Chord 
      EbEb Piano Chord 
     EminEmin Piano Chord 

Another life or two beneath my roof.

EmajEmaj Piano Chord 

It's just a bad recurring dream I have

A*A* Piano Chord 
        G/AG/A Piano Chord 

When I suspect I have misspent my youth.

D/AD/A Piano Chord 
                    [A][G][D]  EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

Could have fooled me too.

DD Piano Chord 
        Edim/A  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 
         EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 

Childish.           It's so childish

DD Piano Chord 
  Bmin7Bmin7 Piano Chord 
          G+2      /F#
To resist     the dying light.

EE Piano Chord 

But I'm still the same.

AA Piano Chord 
      A+2     A"
Some things never change.

Dsus4  DD Piano Chord 
       [A] EdimEdim Piano Chord 
  GdimGdim Piano Chord 
  BbdimBbdim Piano Chord 
  DbdimDbdim Piano Chord 
  D"
I wanna stay up     all night.



Letters in brackets [] represent notes, not chords.

Chord Fingerings:

6  5  4  3  2  1
A       x  0  2  3  4  x
A"      x  0  2  3  0  x
A*      x  0  0 5/7 7  7 (slide 5th to 7th fret on 3rd string -- like the intro
A+2     x  0  2  3  2  x                                      to Fire and Rain)
Bbdim   x  x  8  7  7  8
Bmin    9  9 12  x  9  9
Bmin7   x  2  0  0  0  x
BmajBmaj Piano Chord 
    9  9  9  9  9  9
Dbdim   x  x 11 10 10 11
D"      0  0  0 12 12 12
DD Piano Chord 
       0  0  0  0  5  4
Dsus4   0  0  0  1  0  0
Eb      x  6  x  x  6  5
EmajEmaj Piano Chord 
    2  2  2  2  2  2
Emin    x  7  x  x  7  5
Edim/A  x  0  2  1  1  2
F#F# Piano Chord 
      4  4  4  4  4  4
F#dim   x  x  4  3  3  x
GG Piano Chord 
       5  5  5  5  5  5
G+2     5  x  0  3  5  x
G+2/F#  4  x  0  3  5  x
G/A     x  0  0  5  5  5
Gdim    x  x  5  4  4  5