Old Man Kensey Guitar Tabs by Rem

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OLD MAN KENSEY


first four measures (on bass, if posssible):

B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|------2h3--h4---|----------------|------4h5--p4---|
S |2----------0----|2---------------|2-----------0---|2---------------|
S |------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
                                                     |                |
                                                e(1) |----------------|
                                                B(2) |----------------|
                                                G(3) |----------------|
                                                D(4) |----------------|
                                                A(5) |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                                E(6) |----------------|

then the guitar repeats this a few times:

e|| ----------------|                    |----------------|---------------- ||
B|| ----------------|                    |------4-------2-|2--------------- ||
G||.----------------|                    |----------------|----------------.||
D||.----------------|                    |----------------|----------------.||
A|| 0h2-------------|2-0---2-5-4-----2-0h|2---------------|--------------0- ||
E||   \______________/ slide ^ up from 4 |----------------|---------------- ||

the verse riff is:

e|| ---------------- ||
B|| ---------------- ||
G||.----4-------4---.||
D||.--4-------4---4-.||
A|| 2--------------- ||
E|| ------3--------- ||

the chorus riff is:
                    _________________  _________________
                    |1st, 2nd, 3rd     |last
e|| ----------------|---------------- ||0---------------|
B|| ----------------|---------------- ||0---------------|
G||.----------0-----|--0-----0-----0-.||2---------------|
D||.------4-----4---|----2-----2-----.||2---------------|
A|| ----2---------2-|------2-----2--- ||----------------|
E|| 0---------------|0--------------- ||----------------|

the bridge is like this:

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0---------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|0---------0-----|
G|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----1-----1-----|--1---------1---|
D|--4---------4---|--4---------4---|--2---------2---|----2---------2-|
A|--------------4-|--------------4-|--------------2-|----------------|
E|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|


Old Man Kensey wants to be a sign painter
First he's got to learn to read
He's gonna be a clown on TV
Flags at his elbow, time to breathe
That's my folly, I believe
Drink up the lake Kensey's awake
That's my folly, that's my mistake

Old Man Kensey wants to be a goalie
First he's got to learn to count
He's gonna be a clown on a circus mount
Letters to be signed in sopped-up tar
Kensey's going far
John, Bill and Ed, stand on your head
That's my folly, I'm ready to go

Old Man Kensey wants to be a dog catcher
First he's got to learn to stand
He's gonna be a clown in a marching band
Letters to be signed ransom greed
That's my folly, I believe
Drink up the lake, John, Bill and Ed,
That's my folly, that's my mistake
Kensey's awake, stand on your head
That's my folly, I'm ready to go

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