The old man down the road

John Fogerty

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THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD
John Fogerty



          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, with "away" added to end of 2nd line)

(instrumental, 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; this time, add "again" to end of 2nd line
   and sing 4th line twice)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Op Gitaartabs leer je The old man down the road van John Fogerty spelen. Dit popnummer uit 1985 van het album Centerfield (25th Anniversary) is een perfecte keuze als je net begint met gitaar en houdt van sterke, rechtoe rechtaan melodieën.

The old man down the road staat op beginner-niveau (2 van 10) en is uitgewerkt in tab-format. Je werkt met de akkoorden E7, G en A, waardoor je snel in het ritme van het nummer komt. Pak je gitaar en begin meteen met deze klassieke nummer.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the change: E7 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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2
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: Akkoord-wisseltrainer (G-D-Em-C)8 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself