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Old Hippie 20 years later - Bellamy Brothers

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

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

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

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

[Chorus]

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

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

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