Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Strumming pattern: (D = Down, U = Up, * = no strum, but keep hand swinging) D * * U D U D * * U D U NOTES IN () MEANS STRUM (ONCE), IF THERE IS NO () THEN FOLLOW THE STRUM PATTERN ABOVE Verse 1: I used to shut my door, while my mother screamed in the kitchen e|--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------2--------2/--| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------| G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------| D|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------| A|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'd turn the music up, get high and try not to listen e|--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------2--------2---| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------| G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------| D|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------| A|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| To every little fight 'cause neither one was right e|--------3--------3--------5--------5--------3--------3--------5--------5---| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------------------------| G|--0--------0-----------------------------------------------2--------2------| D|--------------------------------------2--------2--------0--------0---------| A|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I swore I'd never be like them But I was just a kid back then e|--------5--------5--------3--------3--------3--------5-------2-------------| B|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------3-----3-------| G|--0--------0-------------------------------------------------2--2----------| D|--------------------------------------2--------2-------------0-------------| A|--------------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me C Dsus4 G Em e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--| B|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--| G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--| D|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--| A|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--| E|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--| And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt C Dsus4 G Em e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--| B|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--| G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--| D|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--| A|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--| E|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--| I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go C Dsus4 G D/F# Em e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--| B|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--| G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--| D|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--| A|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--| E|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--| It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get C G e|----------------(3)----------------------3---------------------------------| B|----------------(1)----------------------0---------------------------------| G|----------------(0)----------------------0---------------------------------| D|----------------(2)----------------------0---------------------------------| A|----------------(3)----------------------2---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------| verse 2: I used to wonder why, why they could never be happy C Em Dsus4 G e|-----------3-------3-------------------3-------------3---------------------| B|-----------1-------0-------------------3-------------0---------------------| G|-----------0-------0-------------------2-------------0---------------------| D|-----------2-------2-------------------0-------------0---------------------| A|-----------3-------2---------------------------------2---------------------| E|-------------------0---------------------------------3---------------------| I used to close my eyes and pray for a whole 'nother family C Em Dsus4 e|-----------3--------3-------------------3-----------------------------------| B|-----------1--------0-------------------3-----------------------------------| G|-----------0--------0-------------------2-----------------------------------| D|-----------2--------2-------------------0-----------------------------------| A|-----------3--------2-------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------0-------------------------------------------------------| Where everything was fine one that felt like mine G C Em Dsus4 e|--------3--------------3----------------3------------------3---------------| B|--------0--------------1----------------0------------------3---------------| G|--------0--------------0----------------0------------------2---------------| D|--------0--------------2----------------2------------------0---------------| A|--------2--------------3----------------2----------------------------------| E|--------3-------------------------------0----------------------------------| I swore I'd never be like them But I was just a kid back then G C Em D e|--------3---------------------3-----------3---------------------(2)--------------| B|--------0---------------------1-----------0---------------------(3)--------------| G|--------0---------------------0-----------0---------------------(2)--------------| D|--------0---------------------2-----------2---------------------(0)--------------| A|--------2---------------------3-----------2--------------------------------------| E|--------3---------------------------------0--------------------------------------| Chorus 2: The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me C Dsus4 G Em e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--| B|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--| G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--| D|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--| A|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--| E|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--| And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt C Dsus4 G Em e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--| B|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--| G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--| D|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--| A|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--| E|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--| I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go C Dsus4 G D/F# Em e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--| B|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--| G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--| D|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--| A|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--| E|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--| It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get C G e|----------------(3)----------------------3---------------------------------| B|----------------(1)----------------------0---------------------------------| G|----------------(0)----------------------0---------------------------------| D|----------------(2)----------------------0---------------------------------| A|----------------(3)----------------------2---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------| Instrumental: G C Em D G C Em D e|----3--------3--------3---------2--------3--------3--------3---------2-----| B|----0--------1--------0---------3--------0--------1--------0---------3-----| G|----0--------0--------0---------2--------0--------0--------0---------2-----| D|----0--------2--------2---------0--------0--------2--------2---------0-----| A|----2--------3--------2------------------2--------3--------2---------------| E|----3-----------------0------------------3-----------------0---------------| End Chorus: The older I get, the more that I see, my parents aren't heroes, they're just like me C Dsus4 G Em e|----------3--------------------3----------------------3-------------------------3--| B|----------1--------------------3----------------------0-------------------------0--| G|----------0--------------------2----------------------0-------------------------0--| D|----------2--------------------0----------------------0-------------------------2--| A|----------3-------------------------------------------2-------------------------2--| E|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------0--| And loving is hard it don't always work you just try your best not to get hurt C Dsus4 G Em e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--| B|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--| G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--| D|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--| A|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--| E|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--| I used to be mad, but now I know, Sometimes it's better to let someone go C Dsus4 G D/F# Em e|-----------3---------------3-------------------3---------2-----------3--| B|-----------1---------------3-------------------0---------3-----------0--| G|-----------0---------------2-------------------0---------2-----------0--| D|-----------2---------------0-------------------0---------0-----------2--| A|-----------3-----------------------------------2---------0-----------2--| E|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-----------0--| It just hadn't hit me yet, The older I get C C e|----------------(3)------------------------3---------------| B|----------------(1)------------------------1---------------| G|----------------(0)------------------------0---------------| D|----------------(2)------------------------2---------------| A|----------------(3)------------------------3---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Outro: Dsus4 G Em e|----------------3----------------------3-----------------3--| B|----------------3----------------------0-----------------0--| G|----------------2----------------------0-----------------0--| D|----------------0----------------------0-----------------2--| A|---------------------------------------2-----------------2--| E|---------------------------------------3-----------------0--| C Dsus4 G Em e|-----------3--------------------3----------------------3-----------------3--| B|-----------1--------------------3----------------------0-----------------0--| G|-----------0--------------------2----------------------0-----------------0--| D|-----------2--------------------0----------------------0-----------------2--| A|-----------3-------------------------------------------2-----------------2--| E|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0--| C Dsus4 G Em C e|-----3--------------------3-------------------3-----------------3----------(3)--| B|-----1--------------------3-------------------0-----------------0----------(1)--| G|-----0--------------------2-------------------0-----------------0----------(0)--| D|-----2--------------------0-------------------0-----------------2----------(2)--| A|-----3----------------------------------------2-----------------2----------(3)--| E|----------------------------------------------3-----------------0---------------| ************************************ () strum once ************************************
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Older by Sasha Alex Sloan