This Getting Old Is Getting Old

[Intro ]
D7  C7   G 


[Verso 1]
 
G 
Every day I get a little bit slower and I hurt a little more. 
C7 
  Find a pain in a spot where there was pain before. 
G 
  Used to take the stairways two steps at a time. 
      C7 
Now I need to hold the railing. I guess I'm past my prime 
             D7  C7                  G 
It's getting old,    sure is getting old. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
G 
My good knee went bad. Now my bad knee is the best. 
C7 
  Got to learn to deal with it, a never-ending mess. 
G 
  So many things I used to do are simply off the table. 
C7 
  I'm looking for things I can do when I'm able. 
           D7  C7                    G 
Is getting old,   it sure is getting old. 

{Solo} 
G    G    C7   C7    G    G    C7   C7   D7   C7   G    G 

G    G    C7   C7    G    G    C7   C7   D7   C7   G    G 
 

[Ponte]
 
G 
I heard someone say that life is like a roll of toilet paper. 
C7 
  It's a rule, my friend, and you just can't escape it. 
G 
  The closer you get to the end, the faster it all goes. 
C7 
  You run out of that stuff just when you need it most. 
             D7  C7                    G 
This getting old,   it sure is getting old. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
G 
I'm going to keep trying to do what I did when I was a kid. 
C7 
  But lately, I got to admit that's something I used to do. 
G 
  Walking ain't as easy now, and running I just can't do. 
C7 
  Can't even reach my feet when I try to tie my shoe. 
             D7  C7                    G 
This getting old,   it sure is getting old. 
 

Outro 
             D7  C7                    G 
This getting old,   it sure is getting old. 
                 D7                                  C7        G 
Yeah I'm getting older and tryin to keep doing it As long as I can.