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Old Hippie 20 Years Later

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The Bellamy Brothers started their musical career at the end of the 1960s. In 1968, they had their first official gig, playing a free show with their father at the Rattlesnake Roundup in San Antonio, Florida, USA. They kept playing throughout the South, often with already recognized musicians, such as Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd and others. A couple of months later, the brothers moved up north, discovering the potentials of rock/country music in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Old Hippie 20 years later Bellamy Bros

[Verse 1]
G C G
He'll be fifty five this weekend, can't believe he's lived this long,
C D
But now he hangs out with the grand-kids, instead of toking on his bone,
C G
He still thinks about the crazy days but thanks his God above,
C G D
That he traded in the loving for a greater kind of love,
Bm C G
He still shoots from that old peace sign, still gentle as a dove.

[Verse 2]
G C G
He loves all kinds of music, country rock with a little roll,
C D
But nowadays he's partial too, the melodies that saved his soul,
C G
Life has put him through the wringer friends have fallen through the cracks,
C G D
And all the trips he's taken have been to hell and back,
Bm C G
He don't feel that cool no more, but he don't care and that's a fact.

[Chorus]
C G
He's an old hippie, getting older every day,
D G
But his eyes are on the prize and his faith ain't gonna stray,
C G
He's an old hippie he knows what his life is for,
D C D G
Trying to get right with the man before he goes, knocking on heavens door.

[Verse 3]
G C G
He's been confused about the issues, from Vietnam to Desert Storm,
C D
But he prays every night for, the guys and gals in uniform,
C G
He ain't trying to convert you just glad for your new start,
C G D
And he won't be preaching to you like some born again old fart,
Bm C G
He'll just tell you about the love he's found, deep within his heart.

[Chorus]
C G
He's an old hippie, getting older every day,
D G
But his eyes are on the prize and his faith ain't gonna stray,
C G
He's an old hippie he knows what his life is for,
D C D G
Trying to get right with the man before he goes, knocking on heavens door.

[Verse 4]
G C G
Well he skips the crowds and the gatherings, Spends some quiet time alone,
C D
His family is his universe, and heaven is his home,
C G
He's seen and done it all been in the belly of the whale,
C G D
He's looked the devil in the eye and sent him back to hell,
Bm C G
He thanks dear Jesus every day, that he's lived to tell the tale.

[Chorus]
C G
He's an old hippie, getting older every day,
D G
But his eyes are on the prize and his faith ain't gonna stray,
C G
He's an old hippie he knows what his life is for,
D C D G
Trying to get right with the man before he goes, knocking on heavens door.

[Outro]
D C D G
Just trying to get right with the man before he goes, knocking on heavens door.