[Intro]               I heard    the old man tell his tale [Verse 1]    Tinker alone within a storm    And losing hope he clears the leaves beneath a tree    Seven stones lay on the ground    Within the seventh house a friend was found    And the changes of no consequence will pick up the reins from nowhere [Verse 2]    Sailors in peril on the sea    Amongst the waves a rock looms nearer and not yet seen    They see a gull flying by    The Captain turns the boat and he asks not why    And the changes of no consequence will pick up the reins from nowhere    Nowhere [Bridge]      Gm    Fsus4 F        [Chorus]    Despair that tires the world brings the old man laughter    The laughter of the world only grieves him believe him    The old man’s guide is chance [Bridge]                I heard    the old man tell his tale [Instrumental interlude] Ebsus4 Eb Bbsus4 Bb / [Verse 3]    Farmer who knows not when to sow    Consults the old man clutching money in his hand    With a shrug the old man smiled    Took the money left the farmer wild    And the changes of no consequence will pick up the reins from nowhere    Nowhere [Bridge]      Gm    Fsus4 F Dbsus2 Dbmaj9 Dbsus2 Dbmaj9 [Chorus]    Despair that tires the world brings the old man laughter    The laughter of the world only grieves him believe him    The old man’s guide is chance                          [Bridge] Dbsus4/ / / Dbsus4/ / / [Instrumental outro]                                 / Abmsus4/ Bm7b5 Em Gmadd6