Verse 1 F A# F He'll be 45 come Wednesday, his gray hair is getting thin, A# C But he still has hanging in there, don't feel too bad for the shape he's in, A# F He's seen yuppies in the white house, but he thinks their gonna fail, A# F C But he just don't trust a President, that never has inhaled. Am A# F And he prays to God to stop this crime, but it seems to no avail. Verse 2 F A# F Well he still loves country music, but he's been left out in the dark, A# C Cause they don't play Merle and George no more, he don't know Billy Ray from Garth, A# F And he's heard of Woodstock too but he never could compete, A# F C But he was there the day the Hendricks played the Anthem with his teeth, Am A# F Back when all those grunge bands couldn't even keep a beat. Chorus A# F He's an old Hippie, even older than before, C F Wondering what to pay attention to and what should be ignored, A# F He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change, C A# C F He's just trying to find some balance, in a world, gone totally insane. Verse 3 F A# F He still thinks back on the sixties, but not in the same way, A# C They built a wall to his war, then forgot the MIA, A# F And he's trying to be a nineties man but it's too much of a bore, A# F C Those fax machines and cell phones ain't what he was put here for, Am A# F And in a world selling s*x and music, he's a last old dinosaur. Chorus A# F He's an old Hippie, even older than before, C F Wondering what to pay attention to and what should be ignored, A# F He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change, C A# C F He's just trying to find some balance, in a world, gone totally insane. Verse 4 F A# F Well he comes on home from work now, takes some time up with the kids, A# C Try to teach them right from wrong, hope they don't learn it the way that he did, A# F And his eyes are on the future but it's looking pretty sad, A# F C And with every day that passes he becomes more like his Dad, Am A# F He hopes that when this century turns around, things won't be so bad. Chorus A# F He's an old Hippie, even older than before, C F Wondering what to pay attention to and what should be ignored, A# F He's an old hippie, still adjusting to the change, C A# C F He's just trying to find some balance, in a world, gone totally insane. Outro C A# C F He's just trying to find some balance, in a world, gone totally insane.
