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Night I Called Old Man Out

Garth Brooks
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Song

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THE NIGHT I CALLED THE OLD MAN OUT

By. Pat Alger, Kim Williams and Garth Brooks

Album

IN PIECES

INTRO: F#m

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Verse:

F#m

The dining room fell silent

E

I can't believe what I just said

Bm

I just told my dad he's full of it

C#7

And I watched his face turn red

F#m

Well, then I should've said, "I'm sorry"

D

But I matched him shout for shout

Bm

I can still hear that screen door slammin'

C#7 F#m

The night I called him out

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Chorus:

A E Bm F#m

He said, "Son, it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts you"

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Bm E C#7

But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts

1

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A E Bm F#m

'Cause I'd seen my older brothers crawl back in the house

- -Hold- -

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Bm E F#m

Each time they called the old man out

PLAY INTRO

Verse:

Fist to fist and eye to eye

Standin' toe to toe

He would've let me walk away

But I just would not let it go

Years of my frustration

Had lead me to this night

Now he'll pay for all the times that he's been right

Chorus:

Bridge:

F#m

It was over in a minute

E

That's when I realized

Bm

The blood came from my mouth and nose

C#7

But the tears came from my eyes

F#m

And in a memory of that fateful night

D

I know the greatest pain was his

Bm F#m

And I just pray some day I'm half the man he is

Chorus:

Just like my older brothers

crawled back in the house

1 1

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The night I called the old man out

Nathan Mutti (Nmutti@Student.umass.edu)

(Http://www-vms.oit.umass.edu/~nmutti)

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