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The old man's hair was white, his eyes looked tired
He drank his beer at the table all alone
But he smiled when I spoke to him, so I sat 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, and I was glad to take the time

[Verse 1]
                    E             E7           A
And he said, "I saw Jimmy Rodgers yodel on the stage
          B7                           E
And I saw Hank when they walked him to his grave
                         E7                 A
I saw a country boy from Memphis change the world with rock and roll
    B7                          E
And these old eyes have seen it all"

[Verse 2]
                    E                  E7           A
And he said, "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
                        E7             A
I saw a crazy man named Hitler and his army rise and fall
     B7                          E
Yes, these old eyes have seen it all

[Chorus]
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             E7    A
Telling me I won't have long to wait until my Jesus call
B7                       E      C7
These old eyes have seen it all

[Verse 3]
      F             F7             Bb
I saw my sweet Mary love me, fifty years"
       C7                                   F
With a trembling hand, he wiped away a tear
                         F7           Bb
He said, "My memories of Mary are the sweetest I recall
    C7                          F
And these old eyes have seen it all

[Chorus]
Bb        C7                F
These old eyes have seen it all
           Bb                                 C7
They saw a man walk on the moon and come back home
      Bb               C7                F       F7    Bb
And I know it won't be very long until I hear my Jesus call
C7                       F
These old eyes have seen it all

     C7                          F
Son, these old eyes have seen it all