Biography:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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Other songs:
- City Of New Orleans
- It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
- Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
- A Dying Cub Fans Last Request
- Between The Lines
- Door Number Three
- Eight Ball Blues
- Go Cubs Go
- I Cant Sleep
- Jazzman
- Lincoln Park Pirates
- Looking For Trouble
- My Old Man
- The Dutchman
- The One That Got Away
- The Twentieth Century
- Turnpike Tom
- Video Tape
- Wheres The Party
- Would You Like To Learn To Dance
- Yellow Coat
- You Never Even Call Me
- Youre The Girl I Love
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My Old Man
By Steve Goodman
I may play the A (x07650) as an alternative to standard position
E B7 E
I miss my old man tonight
E B7 E
I wish he was here with me
A
With his corny jokes, and his cheap cigars
E
He could look you in the eye, and sell you a car
E B7 E A
That’s not an easy thing to do, but no one ever knew
A E
A more charming creature on this earth
E B7 E
Than my old man
E B7 E
He was a pilot in the big war
E B7 E
In the US Army Air Corp
A
In a C-47, with a heavy load
E
Carried combat cargo o’er Burma Road
E B7 E A
And after they dropped the bomb, he came home and married mom
A E
And not too long after that
E B7 E
He was my old man
E B7 E
And all the fights that we had
E B7 E
When my brother and I got him mad
A
He’d get all choked up, and start to shout
E
I knew what was coming, and I tuned him out
E B7 E A
And now the old man is gone, and I’d give all I own
A E
Just to hear what he said, when I wasn’t listing
E B7 E
To my old man
E B7 E
I miss the old man tonight
E B7 E
I can almost see his face
A
He was always trying to watch his weight
E
His heart only made it to fifty-eight
E B7 E A
For the first time since he died, late last night I cried
A E
I was wondering when I was gonna go and do that
E B7 E
For my old man
*If you want to play it like John Prine just swap E-B7-A for G-D-C.
By Steve Goodman
I may play the A (x07650) as an alternative to standard position
E B7 E
I miss my old man tonight
E B7 E
I wish he was here with me
A
With his corny jokes, and his cheap cigars
E
He could look you in the eye, and sell you a car
E B7 E A
That’s not an easy thing to do, but no one ever knew
A E
A more charming creature on this earth
E B7 E
Than my old man
E B7 E
He was a pilot in the big war
E B7 E
In the US Army Air Corp
A
In a C-47, with a heavy load
E
Carried combat cargo o’er Burma Road
E B7 E A
And after they dropped the bomb, he came home and married mom
A E
And not too long after that
E B7 E
He was my old man
E B7 E
And all the fights that we had
E B7 E
When my brother and I got him mad
A
He’d get all choked up, and start to shout
E
I knew what was coming, and I tuned him out
E B7 E A
And now the old man is gone, and I’d give all I own
A E
Just to hear what he said, when I wasn’t listing
E B7 E
To my old man
E B7 E
I miss the old man tonight
E B7 E
I can almost see his face
A
He was always trying to watch his weight
E
His heart only made it to fifty-eight
E B7 E A
For the first time since he died, late last night I cried
A E
I was wondering when I was gonna go and do that
E B7 E
For my old man
*If you want to play it like John Prine just swap E-B7-A for G-D-C.
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