[Verse 1]
Bb                    Gm
He's had a pretty good run
Eb                  F
Can't believe how much has changed
Bb                    Gm
Ain't it funny how that goes
Eb                      F
When every day appears the same

Bb               Gm
He found true love and a good job
Eb                F
And his kids are doing fine
Bb                 Gm
Now that Elinor is married
Eb            F
And her brother too this time

Bb               Gm
They both visit Dad on Sundays
Eb                    F
And they always let him know
Bb                  Gm
It's a retirement community
Eb               F
It's not a nursing home

Bb                Gm
And if you ask him how he's doing
Eb               F
Since Elinor passed away
Bb              Gm
He will look you in the eye
Eb             F
He will more than likely say

[Chorus]
       Bb            Gm
I'm doing okay, as far as I can tell
       Eb                  F
My doctors say my body's not so well
        Bb              Gm
And hell, the days are slow
         Eb            F
But man, the years went fast
       Bb                Gm
And the older that I get
       Eb            F
The more I'm living in the past

        Bb                  Gm
There comes a time when life starts taking
      Eb                 F
Instead of always giving more
        Bb                  Gm
They stop framing open windows
     Eb                  F
Next to all these closing doors

       Bb            Gm
Either everything is magical
     Eb              F
Or everything's a joke
        Bb                  Gm
And if our time's a burning barrel
        Eb            F
Then our memories, the smoke

       Bb                 Gm
So go on, pour that cup of coffee
       Eb              F
Go on, light that cigarette
       Bb             Gm
I ain't buying green bananas
       Eb               F
But I ain't going nowhere yet

[Verse 2]
Bb                     Gm
He's had a pretty good run
       Eb                 F
In a world that's pretty strange
        Bb                 Gm
And it was never picture perfect
     Eb               F
No, but we don't live in frames

       Bb           Gm
And you can't stop the rain from falling
        Eb                 F
And you can't escape the heat
      Bb              Gm
And you can't stop the dogs from barking
     Eb               F
Or the fighting in the streets

     Bb           Gm
Chasing money was amusing
        Eb              F
But it never seemed enough
         Bb               Gm
Seems like greed is always hungry
     Eb              F
But it ain't the same with love

     Bb                 Gm
Now he's sitting in his room
      Eb               F
With his TV and his pills
         Bb             Gm
And if that's the way life wants to go
     Bb             F
Then that's the way it will

     Bb      Gm
And he goes...

[Chorus]
       Bb            Gm
I'm doing okay, as far as I can tell
       Eb                  F
My doctors say my body's not so well
        Bb              Gm
And hell, the days are slow
         Eb            F
But man, the years went fast
       Bb                Gm
And the older that I get
       Eb            F
The more I'm living in the past

        Bb                  Gm
There comes a time when life starts taking
      Eb                 F
Instead of always giving more
        Bb                  Gm
They stop framing open windows
     Eb                  F
Next to all these closing doors

       Bb            Gm
Either everything is magical
     Eb              F
Or everything's a joke
        Bb                  Gm
And if our time's a burning barrel
        Eb            F
Then our memories, the smoke

       Bb                 Gm
So go on, pour that cup of coffee
       Eb              F
Go on, light that cigarette
       Bb             Gm
I ain't buying green bananas
       Eb               F
But I ain't going nowhere yet

[Verse 3]
Bb                 Gm
He's had a pretty good run
      Eb                  F
But now his tank is running low
         Bb              Gm
And he wonders if he'll leave
        Eb              F
A set of footprints when he goes

       Bb                 Gm
How his plans all turned to dreams
       Eb                F
And how his dreams got left behind

Bb                 Gm
How his plans all turned to dreams
       Eb                F
And how his dreams got left behind
        Bb              Gm
And that you never really fail
         Eb            F
Until you finally stop trying

       Bb              Gm
Then he rattled off a cough
       Eb               F
And as he shuffled in his sheets
     Bb              Gm
He was overcome with gratitude
     Eb             F
And faded off to sleep
     Bb      Gm
Thinking...

[Chorus]
       Bb            Gm
I'm doing okay, as far as I can tell
       Eb                  F
My doctors say my body's not so well
        Bb              Gm
And hell, the days are slow
         Eb            F
But man, the years went fast
       Bb                Gm
And the older that I get
       Eb            F
The more I'm living in the past

        Bb                  Gm
There comes a time when life starts taking
      Eb                 F
Instead of always giving more
        Bb                  Gm
They stop framing open windows
     Eb                  F
Next to all these closing doors

       Bb            Gm
Either everything is magical
     Eb              F
Or everything's a joke
        Bb                  Gm
And if our time's a burning barrel
        Eb            F
Then our memories, the smoke

       Bb                 Gm
So go on, pour that cup of coffee
       Eb              F
Go on, light that cigarette
       Bb             Gm
I ain't buying green bananas
       Eb               F
But I ain't going nowhere yet