Tono: C
Introducción:
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G G4 G
Verse
G C
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
G C B
Feel more like the Wall of China
Em Em7 A
Getting old as Methuselah
B Em Em7
Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower
Interlude
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G G4 G
Verse
G C
I'm not a power of attorney
G C B
But I can rock as good as Gibraltar
Em Em7 A
Ain't no more no spring chicken
B Em Em7
Been plucked but I'm still kicking
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
Middle 8
Em C7
Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak
Am7 Em
Make up lies then they leak 'm out
Em C7
Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them
Am7 B7
Reaching out trying to touch me
Verse
G C
Met some Oscars and Tonys
G C B
I slipped on a pavement oyster
Em Em7 A
Met a snake climbing ladders
B Em Em7
Got out of the line of fire
Bbº7 G
But it's al - right
Interlude
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G D
Middle 8
Em C7
Brainless writers gossip nonsenses
Am7 Em
To others heads as dense as they is
Em Em7 A
It's the same old malady
Am7 B7
What they see is faulty
Verse
G C
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
G C B
Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy
Em Em7 A
Getting old as my mother
B Em Em7
But I tell you I got some company
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G G4 G
But it's al - right
Riff (no chord)
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G
Outro (solo)
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
Bbº7 G Bbº7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
(repeat and fade)