Intro
G D C (x8) 
 
Verse 1
G       D       C 
 Old man give me endless time 
      G             D  C 
Never let these ties sever 
G                     D      C 
It's breaking bottles in the yard 
                           G 
Never still my mind again 
 
Chorus
D C 
Mmm 
D                    Em C D 
Like old ties and companions 
                    C 
Just sitting on the fence 
 
C2 C C2 C Em7 
 
Verse 2
G                        D           C 
 The tunes we've carried through the years will change 
G              D    C 
And man that's just enough 
G                       D C               G 
To keep these ghosts around those haunted fields 
 
Chorus
D C 
Mmm 
D                    Em C D 
Like old ties and companions 
                    C 
You and I were just passing through 
 
C2 C C2 C Em7 
 
Bridge
G                            D   C 
It's a hundred thousand miles of lonely track 
G         D    C 
  Holding back tomorrow 
G                D  C              G 
Someday I'll hop along and ride it home 
D C 
 
Chorus 2
D                    Em C D 
Like old ties and companions 
               C 
We never leave alone 
 
C2 C C2 C Em7 
 
Outro
G           D       C 
 So old man give me endless time 
G                  D C 
never let these ties sever 
G                   D        C 
So heaven knows and all this fooling around 
G                 D    C                 D 
These times won't last forever, afterall 
C C2 C C2 
 
C Em7 G