Biography:
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock group active from 1975 until 1990, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson both from London, England. The group is based on a number of regular group members such as Stuart Elliot and Ian Bairnson, complemented with varying lead vocals such as Colin Blunstone (the Zombies), Chris Rainbow and Gary Brooker (Procol Harum). The group is well known for its concept albums, which cover themes such as Edgar Allan Poe, Gaudi, and Freud.
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Other songs:
- Eye In The Sky
- Ammonia Avenue
- Breakdown
- Children Of The Moon
- Closer To Heaven
- Damned If I Do
- Day After Day The Show Must Go On
- Days Are Numbers
- Dont Answer Me
- Dont Hold Back
- Dont Let It Show
- Freudiana
- Games People Play
- I Dont Wanna Go Home
- I Wouldnt Want To Be Like You
- If I Could Change Your Mind
- Inside Looking Out
- La Sagrada Familia
- Lets Talk About Me
- Light Of The World
- Limelight
- Little Hans
- May Be A Price To Pay
- Nothing Left To Lose
- Oh Life There Must Be More
- Old And Wise
- One Good Reason
- One More River
- Prime Time
- Psychobabble
- Separate Lives
- Shadow Of A Lonely Man
- Silence And I
- Since The Last Goodbye
- Some Other Time
- Sooner Or Later
- Standing On Higher Ground
- The Cask Of Amontillado
- The Eagle Will Rise Again
- The Same Old Sun
- The Voice
- Time
- To One Paradise
- Turn Of A Friendly Card
- Voyager
- Vulture Culture
- What Goes Up
- You Dont Believe
- Youre Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
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Old and Wise – The Alan Parsons Project
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Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson
From: "Eye in the Sky" (1982)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Optional version: transpose this chord sheet -5 and the use a capo on the
5th fret to bring it back to the original key. Plays nicely, too.
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[Intro]
Am G F Fmaj7 F
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e 0---|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|------------0---|
B --3-|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|--------------3-|
G ----|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D ----|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
A ----|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E ----|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
Am G F Fmaj7 F Em7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|--------------0-|
B|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|------------3---|2
G|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2-----------0---|2
D|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3-----------2---|2
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0-----------2---|0
E|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1-----------0---|
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0---------|0-----------3/5-|0-------------0-|1---------------|
B|1-----0---------|1---------------|1-----------3---|3---------------|
G|2-----0---------|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2-----0---------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------3---------|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb6 x-1-3-3-3-3
Bb/Ab 4-x-3-3-3-x
Cm/Bb 6-x-5-x-4-3
Cm/G 3-x-5-5-4-3
Eb6 x-6-5-5-4-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1
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[Intro]
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F |
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows approaching me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I left behind
Bb F/A
I wanted you to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
You follow where I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Bitter words mean little to me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the midst of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked me if I knew you
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
And sadness would be lifted from my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows surrounding me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I left behind
Bb F/A
I want you all to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my darkest hours
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
I'll miss you when I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Like autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the mist of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked you if you knew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
Remember that you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
As the final curtains falls before my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Link]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
As far as my eyes can see (= Intro)
[Outro]
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
(repeat and fade)
Old and Wise – The Alan Parsons Project
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Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson
From: "Eye in the Sky" (1982)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Optional version: transpose this chord sheet -5 and the use a capo on the
5th fret to bring it back to the original key. Plays nicely, too.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Am G F Fmaj7 F
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e 0---|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|------------0---|
B --3-|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|--------------3-|
G ----|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D ----|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
A ----|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E ----|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
Am G F Fmaj7 F Em7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------------3/5-|0-------------0-|--------------0-|
B|1-0---0---------|----------------|1-----------3---|------------3---|2
G|2---2-------0---|2---------------|2---------------|2-----------0---|2
D|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|3-----------2---|2
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|0-----------2---|0
E|--------3-------|1---------------|1---------------|1-----------0---|
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0---------|0-----------3/5-|0-------------0-|1---------------|
B|1-----0---------|1---------------|1-----------3---|3---------------|
G|2-----0---------|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2-----0---------|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------3---------|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb6 x-1-3-3-3-3
Bb/Ab 4-x-3-3-3-x
Cm/Bb 6-x-5-x-4-3
Cm/G 3-x-5-5-4-3
Eb6 x-6-5-5-4-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1
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[Intro]
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F |
| Am G | F | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows approaching me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I left behind
Bb F/A
I wanted you to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
You follow where I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Bitter words mean little to me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the midst of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked me if I knew you
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
And sadness would be lifted from my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Verse]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
As far as my eyes can see
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Dm |
There are shadows surrounding me
[Pre-chorus]
Cm G/B
And to those I left behind
Bb F/A
I want you all to know
Fm/Ab Cm/G
You've always shared my darkest hours
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
I'll miss you when I go
[Chorus]
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And oh-oh - when I'm old and wise
Fm/Ab Cm/G
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7
Like autumn winds will blow right through me
Cm Bb6 Fm/Ab Cm/G
And someday in the mist of time
Fm Eb6
When they asked you if you knew me
Dsus4 D G7sus4 G7 Ab
Remember that you were a friend of mine
Bb/Ab Gm Cm Cm/Bb
As the final curtains falls before my eyes
Ab Bb/Ab C
Oh ... when I'm old and wise
[Link]
Am G6 Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | F Em7 | A
As far as my eyes can see (= Intro)
[Outro]
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | Gm7 | Cm Cm/Bb |
| Ab | Bb/Ab | C | % |
(repeat and fade)
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