These Old Eyes Have Seen It All
George Jones
Album: Wine Colored Roses
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The old man's hair was white and his eyes looked tired
He drank his beer at a table all alone
But he smiled when I spoke to him so I sit down for awhile
I wound up sitting there the whole night long
'Cause I could see he had a lifetime on his mind
So I just sat there and listened I was glad to take the time
Then he said...
E A
I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage
B7 E
And I saw Hank when they walked him to his grave
I saw a country boy from Memphis
A
Change the world with rock and roll
B7 E
And these old eyes have seen it all
Then he said...
A
I saw friends of mine on foreign soil die proud
B7 E
I saw things over there son that I still can't talk about
A
I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall
B7 E
Yes these old eyes have seen it all
A B7 E
These old eyes have seen it all
A B7
Now the hands of time are writing on the wall
A B7 E A
Telling me I won't have long waiting till my Jesus to calls
B7 E - C
These old eyes have seen it all
(Go Up One Step To F)
F Bb
I saw my sweet Mary love me fifty years
C F
With a trembling hand he wiped away a tear
Bb
He said my memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall
C F
And these old eyes have seen it all
Bb C F
These old eyes have seen it all
Bb C
They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home
Bb C F Bb
And I know it won't be very long until I hear my Jesus call
C F
These old eyes have seen it all
C F
Son these old eyes have seen it all
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