When I'm Sixty Four
CAPO 1st fret
The notes in the brackets (eg. above "Birthday greetings")
are the bassline, not the full chords.
INTRO
|C - |- - |F G |C - |
|C - |- - |
C
When I get older losing my hair,
G
Many years from now,
Will you still be sending me a valentine
(G A Bb B) C
Birthday greetings bottle of wine?
C
If I'd been out till quarter to three
C7 F
Would you lock the door,
F Fm C/G A
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
D G7 C
When I'm sixty-four?
|Am |- |G |Am |
oo oo oo oooo oo oooo oo
Am E
You'll be older too,
Am Dm
(ah ah ah ah ah)
.......And if you say the word,
F G C G (G B D F)
I could stay with you.
C
I could be handy mending a fuse
G
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
(G A Bb B) C
Sunday mornings go for a ride.
C
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
C7 F
Who could ask for more?
F Fm C/G A
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
D G7 C
When I'm sixty-four?
Am G
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight,
Am
If it's not too dear
Am E
We shall scrimp and save
Am Dm
(ah ah ...)
.......Grandchildren on your knee
F G C G (G B D F)
Vera, Chuck, and Dave
C
Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
G
Stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
(G A Bb B) C
Yours sincerely, Wasting Away.
C
Give me your answer, fill in a form
C7 F
Mine for evermore
F Fm C/G A
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
D G7 C
When I'm sixty-four?
REPEAT Intro
