Old Fashioned People
View chords used in this chart
Intro :
Am2 Am2
!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!
!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!
!-5-------5-------5-------5-------!-5-------5-------5-------5-------!
!-----7-------7-------7-----------!-----7-------9-------9-------7---!
!-0---------------------------7---!-0-------------------------------!
!---------------------------------!---------------------------------!
Verse :
Am2 Em
!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!---------0-------3---2---0-------!
!-0-------0-------0-------0-------!---------0-------0-------0---0---!
!-5-------5-------5-------5-------!-----0-------0---0-------0-------!
!-----7-------7-------7-----------!---------2-------2-------2-------!
!-0---------------------------7---!---------------------------------!
!---------------------------------!-0-------------------------------!
Dm G E E7
!-----------------1---0-----------!---------3---------------0-------!
!---------3-------3-------3-------!---------3---------------3-------!
!-----2-------2---2-----------2---!-----0-------0-------1-------1---!
!-0---------------0---------------!---------0---------------0-------!
!---------------------------------!---------------------------------!
!---------------------------------!-3---------------0---------------!
Am2
!---------0-------0-------0-------
!---------0-------0-------0-------
!---------5-------5-------5-------
!-----7-------7-------7-------7---
!-0-------------------------------
!---------------------------------
To chorus :
F G Am
!-----1---------1-----3---------3-!-------------5---8-7-5-5---------!
!-----1-------1-------3-------3---!-----5-----5-----5---------8-6-5-!
!-------2---2-----------4---4-----!---------5-------5---------5-----!
!---------3---------------5-------!-------7-------------------------!
!---------------------------------!-0---------------0-------0-------!
!-1---------------3---------------!---------------------------------!
F G Am2
!-----1---------1-----3---------3-!---------0-------0-----------0---!
!-----1-------1-------3-------3---!---------0-------0-------1-3-----!
!-------2---2-----------4---4-----!---------5-------5---------------!
!---------3---------------5-------!-----7-------7-------7-----------!
!---------------------------------!-0-------------------------------!
!-1---------------3---------------!---------------------------------!
Chorus :
Dm Dm7 G C C7 F
!-1-------------------------------!-0-------------------------------!
!-----3-----1---1---------0-1-3---!-------1-------------------0-1---!
!---2---2---2---2-------0---------!-----0-----0---2-2-------2-------!
!-0-------0---0-------0-----------!---2---------0-------3---3-------!
!-------------------2-------------!-3-------2---------3---3-3-------!
!-----------------3---------------!-----------------1-------1-------!
Bm7/b5 E Am /B /C
!---------------------------1-----!-----------------------------0---!
!-3---------3---1-0-----0---1-----!-1---1---0---0---1---1---1-3-----!
!-----2-----2---2---1---1-------1-!-2---2---2---2---2---2-----------!
!---3---3-----3-------2---2---2---!---2---2---2---2---2---2---------!
!-2-------2-----------------------!-0-------2-------3-------3-------!
!-----------------0---------------!---------------------------------!
Dm Dm7 G C C7 F
!-1-------------------------------!-3-------3-----------------------!
!-----3-----1---1---------0-1-3---!-------1-----1---1---------0-1---!
!---2---2---2---2-------0---------!-----0-----0---0-------2-2-------!
!-0-------0---0-------0-----------!---2-----------------3---3-------!
!-------------------2-------------!-3-------2---------3-----3-------!
!-----------------3---------------!-----------------1-------1-------!
Bm7/b5 E
!-----------1---0-0---------------
!-----3-----3---3-----3---1-0-----
!-----2---2---2-----1---1-1-------
!---3---3-----------------2-------
!-2-------------------------------
!-----------------0---------------
To verse :
Am2 Am
!---------0-------0-------0-------!---------0-------5---------------!
!---------0-------0-------0-------!---------0-------5---------------!
!---------5-------5-------5-------!-------------5---5---------------!
!-----7-------7-------7-------7---!-----7---------------------------!
!-0-------------------------------!-0-------------------------------!
!---------------------------------!---------------------------------!
Verse :
Am2 Em
---5-0-----------! -7-----0-0-------!
-------1-------1-! ---8-8-----0-0---!
---------2---2---! ---------------0-!
-----------2-----! -----------------!
-0---------------! -----------------!
-----------------! -0-------0-------!
Dm G E E7
-0-1-0-----5-----!---------3-----------0-------0---!
-3-----3-------6-!-----------0-----------0-------3-!
-2-----------7---!-------0-----0-------------1-----!
-0-------0-------!-----0---------0---------0-------!
-----------------!---2---------------2-------------!
-----------------!-3---------------0---------------!
Am
-----5-7-8-7-5---
---5-----5-----8-
---------5-------
-----------------
-0---------------
-----------------
To chorus :
F G Am
-7-5-------5-7---! -8---7---5-------!
-----8-8---------! -------------8---!
-----------------! ---5---5---5---5-!
-5-------5-------! -----------------!
-----------------! -0-------0-------!
-----------------! -----------------!
F G Am
-----0-----0-----5---------------!
-----1-----1-------8-6-5-----0---!
-------2-----------------7-5---2-!
---------2-----2-----------------!
-0---------------0-------0-------!
---------------------------------!
Chorus
Coda :
F G Am
!---------1---------------3-------!---------0-------0-----------0---!
!---------1---------------3-------!---------1-------1-------1-3-----!
!-----2-------2-------4-------4---!-----2-------2-------2-----------!
!---------3---------------5-------!---------2-------2-------2-------!
!---------------------------------!-0-------------------------------!
!-1---------------3---------------!---------------------------------!
Dm G Em A
!-3---1---1---0-------------------!-5---3---3---1---1---0-------0---!
!-------3-------3-3-------0-1-3---!-------0-------0---------4-------!
!---2-------2-----------0---------!---0-------0-----------2-------2-!
!-0-------0-----------0-----------!-2-------2---------2-------2-----!
!-------------------2-------------!-----------------0-------0-------!
!-----------------3---------------!---------------------------------!
Dm G F
!-3---1---1---0---0---------------!-------------------------------1-!
!-------3-------3-----3---1---0---!-1---------------------1-----1---!
!---2-------2-----------0---0---0-!---2-----------2-----2-----2-----!
!-0-------0-----------------------!-----3-------3-----3-----3-------!
!-------------------2-------------!-------3---3-----3---------------!
!-----------------3---------------!-1-------1-----------------------!
C
!-0-------------------------------
!-1-------------------------------
!-0-------------------------------
!-2-------------------------------
!-3-------------------------------
!---------------------------------
Old fashioned people, they never know why
The world is changing day to day.
It moves so fast and leaves them in another time.
An old fashioned dancer is dancing alone.
Dreaming of those music halls
And with his lady waltzing away until the dawn.
And I thought I heard him say :
" Please don't take my dreams away.
They carry me back again, show me that life again,
Carry me back to the places that I knew. "
Old fashioned lovers, they walk in a park.
Beside the river, hand in hand,
And hurry home for tea before it gets dark.
Could be you and me one day.
Time will come when we will say :
" Carry me back again, show me that life again,
Carry me back to the places that I knew. "
How to play Old Fashioned People
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am2. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.