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.