G D C G When I get even more old than I am now G D C D I'll have a house overlooking the water D G C G I'll read all the books that I never got 'round to G D C D And pile my suitcases up in the corner cho. D G D G The lights of the city they blink off and on again G D C D Names in my memory are there, then they're gone again D G C D Albums of photographs spread on the floor again G D C G I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon 2. G D C G I'll fill my garage up with things I've no use for G D C D Obsolete knick-knacks that there's no excuse for D G C D I'll turn my back on the world's grand illusions G D C D Take my delights in the simplest amusements cho. D G D G The lights of the city they blink off and on again G D C D Names in my memory are there, then they're gone again D G C D Albums of photographs spread on the floor again G D C G I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon 3. G D C G I'll wear my clothes with their colors all clashing G D C D They'll be so old that they'll come back in fashion D G C D I'll sit on the beach with my paper wrapped luncheon G D C D I'll enjoy being the ancient curmudgeon cho. D G D G The lights of the city they blink off and on again G D C D Names in my memory are there, then they're gone again D G C D Albums of photographs spread on the floor again G D C G I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon