Country

Don’t Let the Old Man In Chords

Toby Keith Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 2 min read

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, but play the G, C, D, and Em shapes as written.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

Don’t let the old man in

C

I wanna leave this alone

G

Can’t leave it up to him

D

He’s knocking on my door

G

And I knew all of my life

C

That someday it would end

G

Get up and go outside

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Verse 2

G

Try to love on your wife

C

And stay close to your friends

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Bridge

Em

When he rides up on his horse

C

And you feel that cold bitter wind

G

Look out your window and smile

D

Don’t let the old man in

Verse 3

G

Look out your window and smile

C

Don’t let the old man in

G

Toast each sundown with wine

D

Don’t let the old man in

Chorus

G

Many moons I have lived

C

My body’s weathered and worn

G

Ask yourself how old you’d be

D

If you didn’t know the day you were born

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D, Em). Practice switching between G and C, as that is the most common transition in the verses and choruses.