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[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
 the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
 them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.

 "Italics" (i.e. hyphens surrounding words) indicate parts where the
backing singers join the soloist.]


1: (Solo)
O, do not forsake me, my indolent friends
O, do not forsake me though you know I must spend
all my darkest hours talking like this
for I am one thousand years old



Refrain:
     Bm             D     G6                   F#7
One thousand years old - sure you think that's old

      D            Bm7        G6          A7
One thousand years old - but what do you know

D             Bb       G6           Em7
In my darkest hour I'm talking like this

    D         G6  /  A7      D       F#7
For I am one thousand years old


2.
    Bm           -           -        F#7
O, some have forgotten the flower of speech

      D            -            E7       A7
And walks in the garden where I go to defend

   D          Bb               G6         Em7
=Misbegotten notions,= while talking like this

    D         G6  /  A7      D     F#7
For I am one thousand years old



Refrain:
=One thousand years old= - sure I'd say that's old      (so old)
one thousand years old - but what do I know     (real old... you know that)
=in your darkest hour,= my indolent friends

  D           G6  /  A7      D
we'll be one thousand years old


transcribed by E.M.


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