—David Grisman
Chorus:
Old and in the way
That's what I heard him say
They used to heed the words he said
But that was yesterday
Coal will turn to gray
And youth will fade away
They'll never care about you
Cause you're old and in the way
As I hear tell he was happy
He had his share of friends and were kind
Now those freinds have all passed on
He don't have a place called home
Looking back to a better day
When you're old and in the way
When just a boy he left his home
Thought he'd have the world on a string
Now the years have come and gone
Through the streets he walks alone
LIke the old dog gone astray
He's just old and in the way
They'll never care about you
Cause you're old in the way
Verse:
| V | V | I | I |
| IV | IV | V | V |
| IV | IV | I | VI |
| IIm | IV | IV | I |
Chorus:
| |: IV | V | I | IV |
| IIm | IV | IV | I :| |