Simeon Seigel - Old Man Simon

Intro: C    Am7/5-    G F Em Dm 


[Verso 1]
 
C       E7/B   Am        C/G 
Ol’ man Simon, planted a diamond, 
D/F#           D          G        G7/B 
Grew hisself a garden the likes of none. 
C           E7/B     Am        C/G 
Sprouts all growin’, comin’ up glowin’, 
F        F#dim      C/G     G 
Fruit of jewels all shinin’ in the sun. 

C    Am7/5-    G F Em Dm 


[Verso 2]
 
C              E7/B     Am              C/G 
 Colors of the rainbow, See the sun and rain grow 
D/F#           D        G     G7/B 
Sapphires and rubies on ivory vines, 
C         E7/B       Am             C/G 
Grapes of jade, just Ripenn' in the shade, just 
F             F#dim     C/G  G 
Ready for the squeezin’ into green jade wine. 

C    Am7/5-    G F Em Dm 


[Verso 3]
 
C         E7/B        Am             C/G 
Pure gold corn there, Blowin’ in the warm air, 
D/F#     D               G         G7/B 
Ol’ crow nibblin’ on the amnythyst seeds. 
C                E7/B      Am      C/G 
  In between the diamonds, ol’ man Simon 
F            F#dim   C/G  G 
Crawls about pullin’ out platinum weeds. 

C    Am7/5-    G F Em Dm 

Instrumental: 
C     E7/B   Am    C/G 
D/F#  D      G     G7/B 
C     E7/B   Am    C/G 
F  F#dim C/G  G 

C    Am7/5-    G F Em Dm 


[Verso 4]
 
C          E7/B     Am          C/G 
Pink pearl berries, All you can carry, 
D/F#         D          G             G7/B 
Put ’em in a bushel and Haul ’em into town. 
C           E7/B         Am            C/G 
  Up in the tree there’s Opal nuts and gold pears– 
F     F#dim  C/G 
Hurry quick, grab a stick 
     G 
And shake some down. 

C  Am7/5-  G  F  Em Dm 


[Verso 5]

C               E7/B   Am      C/G 
  Take a silver tater, Emerald tomater, 
D/F#        D            G          G7/B 
Fresh plump coral melons Hangin’ in reach. 
C       E7/B   Am             C/G 
Ol’ man Simon, Diggin’ in his diamonds, 
F         F#dim     C/G 
Stops and rests and dreams about 
F   Dm/G  C 
One…real…peach.