Waylon Jennings

Old Age And Treachery

Waylon Jennings


Tom: A

A


[CHORUS]
A                                                D
Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill
E                                                        A
Aint too much that we won't do, what Waylon won't Willie will
                                                                                         
                        D
And even though we spent our lives chargin' up the wrong side of the hill
E                                                A
Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill

(Willie):
D                                                   A
Some people say that our get up and go's got up and gone

(Waylon):
      D                                                   E
I can still jump as high I just can't stay that high that long

(Willie):
A                                                                D
Even though we spent our lives chargin' up the wrong side of the hill

(Both):
E                                                A
Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill

(Waylon):
D                                                              A
Young bull says old bull let's run that heffer down and have a ball, let's make her squawl

(Willie):
D                                                             E
Old bull says young bull let's just ease on down and love 'em all


[CHORUS]
A                                                D
Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill
E                                                        A
Aint too much that we won't do, what Waylon won't Willie will
                                                                                         
                       D
And even though we spent our lives chargin' up the wrong side of the hill
E                                                A
Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill


(Willie):
A                                                          D
Rosey loves her raquetball, she won't do it but her sister will


(Waylon):
D                                                              E
Damn, what you say that for, that ain't got a thing to do with this--
                                                               A
I know what you're tryin' to do, you're tryin' to get half the song
A
Ok, we'll put your name on it, but you didn't really do nothin'
A
That ain't got nothin' to do with-- 
           A                   
(Willie): Rosey likes her raquetball
          A
(Waylon): She won't do it but her sister will

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