G Well he smoked those Camel cigarettes C/G about three packs a d G ay
Nicotine stains on his fingers when he'd D stretch them out to play
Th G at old "Midnight special" is C/G one he loved to d G o
Then he'd sing "I'm walking D the floor over y G ou"
Verse 2:
G TV preachers and welfare checks for C/G him just had no pl G ace
But he'd take his time to tune real good when h D e sang "Amazing grace"
He'd say G boys i'm old and crazy but C/G i still give a d G amn
And i still think the boys got screwed D over in Vietn G am
Chorus:
He'd d C/G rag out that old G uniform
And say D "they used to call me sl G im"
He n C/G ever could get it b G uttoned up
But the pride looked good on h D im
He G still feels the way he felt
Over C/G forty years ag G o
Here's to the old man D
Here's to G.I. J G oe
Verse 3:
G He only sang the old songs,he's C/G standing still in t G ime
"My Phillipino baby",r D ight there on his m G ind
Then he'd talk about the big one,the C/G war we didn't l G ose
He'd pick a little bit like Travis D "Re-Enlistment bl G ues"
Chorus.
G Here's to my old man D
And all the G.I. J G oe's
Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr/~perret/waylon.html
Waylon Jennings
