Gettin' Old Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I'd like to tell you fellas
who are in the prime of life
You're [D]getting old, son, you're [G]getting old
If your nerves have had it
with your dear sweet nagging wife
You must admit [D]it, you're [G]getting old
If [C]once you walked up flights of stairs
with [G]quite a lot of ease
And [C]now you get all wheezy
crawling [G]up on [D]hands and [G]knees
And you've [C]given up,
you're eating all about
[G]the birds and bees
You're [D]getting old, son, you're getting old
[G]If the girls have gone in swimming,
but you'd rather stay inside
Give up [D]hope, son, you're getting old
[G]For if they're playing games
of postman's knock
You run away and hide,
you've had your [D]chance, son
You're [G]getting old
If you're [C]on an ocean liner
with the [G]girls upon the deck
And [C]later end in hospital
a [G]worn out broken wreck
Cos you [C]tried a double somersault
and [G]broke your flaming neck
You sure have [D]had it,
you're [G]getting old
There's a can -can on the telly
but you'd rather have a smoke
Just [D]keep on smoking lung cancer,
you know, when you're getting [G]old
When you're told a naughty story
and you just can't see the joke
There ain't no [D]joking,
you're [G]getting old
Still you [C]like to have some fun
with your [G]wife
when she's not near
So you [C]plant a frog inside her bed
while she's [G]drinking all your beer
Then she [C]comes to bed,
hops inside and [G]says, Is [D]that you,
[G]dear?
[D]You're getting cold, son, as well as [G]old
When your sunken chest has slipped
and is dragging on the ground
You've [D]done your bit, son,
but you're getting [G]old
Every time you take a deep breath,
your pants keep falling down
It can't be [D]helped, son, you're [G]getting old.
If you [C]try to jump a mud hole
and get [G]bogged down in the slime,
Or you're [C]racing to get somewhere
and you [G]don't get there in time,
Then you've [C]really dropped your bundle,
mate, it's [G]time to [D]fall in [G]line.
Old Nicky's [D]waiting, you've got too [G]old.