Just An Old Love Song

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Just An Old Love Song’ is on “The Lonesome Picker Rides Again”, Warner Bros., 1971, re-issued as a CD by Line Records, 1990.  This one should have been a big hit, right? 

From our b/c banter: Jan, really a great early JS song.  Remember him on the boob tube (Glen Campbell Show?) doing this with his Cannons in the Rain garb.  A lot of memories.  It is so close as not to be altered with...........Art. 

Nope.  Here goes the alterer.  Yes, what a great song.  One of JS's greatest hooks in my opinion.........Charlie. 

DAMN!  THE ALTERER STRIKES AGAIN! (50s cartoon that sadly never was).  I hope I´ll have some time tomorrow - two changes as far as I can see.  Jan (well, Charlie was right in 1 ½ cases). 

Note from Charlie: I usually play it in C capoed at 5th fret because the notes are easier.  Here we go:

 

 

Intro:

Single notes, starting on D-string:

F-F hammer on G-hammer on A   A-pull off to G–F-

D-D hammer on F, on A-string: bass Bb-Bb hammer on C,

on D-string: F-G hammer on A-G-D-on A-string: C,

on D-string: F hammer on G-A, now rapidly, as a bass-run:

E-D-C (the C on A-string)

OR: play the chords for the first two lines.

 

(F) Just an old (Am)love song the (Dm)boys can all (Bb)sing,

Pumpin´ (F)gas on them (Dm)long (G7)cold (C)nights.

(F) Just an old (Am)love song the (Dm)boys can all (Bb)sing,

(F)Pumpin´ gas on (C)them long (Bb)cold nights.

 

(F)Just an old (Am)love song (Dm)for dumb dirty (Bb)girls

Who (F)feel like they're (Dm)drea(G7)ming (C) again.

(F) Just an old (Am)love song (Dm)for dung dirty (Bb)girls

Who (F) feel like they're (C)dreaming (Bb) again.

 

(F) Just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) Just an old (Dm7)love (G7)song (C)for you.

Oh, it's (F) just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) But any old (C)love song (Bb) would do.

(F) (Am) (Dm) (Bb) (F) (Dm)(G)(C) (F) (Am) (Dm) (Bb) (F) (C) (Bb)

 

(F) Just an old (Am)love song (Dm) for kids ev´ry(Bb)where,

(F) Gettin´ on in the (Dm)back seat (G7)of the (C)car.

(F) Just an old (Am)love song (Dm)for kids ev´ry(Bb)where,

(F) God love you gettin´ (C)on in the back of the (Bb)car.

 

And it´s (F) just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) Just an old (Dm7)love (G7)song for (C)you.

Oh, it's (F) just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) But any old (C)love song (Bb) would do.

 

Oh, it´s (F)just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) Just an old (Dm7)love (G7)song for (C)you.

Oh, it's (F) just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) But any old (C)love song (Bb) would do.

 

Oh, it´s (F)just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) Just an old (Dm7)love (G7)song for (C)you.

Oh, it's (F) just an old (Am)love song, (Dm)just an old (Bb)love song,

(F) But any old (C)love song (Bb) would do.(F)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

8/2003