Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
Help the aged, one time they were just like you
drinking, smoking cigs and sniffing glue
Help the aged, don't just put them in a home
Can't have much fun when they're all on their own
Give a hand, if you can, try and help them to unwind
Give them hope and give them comfort, 'cause they're running out of time
Chorus 1
In the meantime we try, try to forget that nothing lasts forever
No big deal so give us all a feel, funny how it all falls away
When did you first realise? It's time you took an older lover baby
Teach you stuff although he's looking rough, funny how it all falls away
Verse 2
Help the aged, 'cause one day you'll be older too
You might need someone who can pull you through
And if you look very hard, behind those lines upon their face
You may see where you are headed, and it's such a lonely place
Chorus 2
In the meantime we try, try to forget that nothing lasts forever
No big deal so give us all a feel, funny how it all falls away
When did you first realise? It's time you took an older lover baby
Teach you stuff although he's looking rough, funny how it all falls away
Bridge
Oh, You can dye your hair but it's the one thing you can't change
Can't run away from yourself, yourself, your self, self, self, self, self, self,
self, self, se-ooohhhh
Chorus 3
In the meantime we try, do do do do do, try to forget that nothing lasts forever
No big deal so give us all a feel, funny how it all falls away
When did you first realise? It's time you took an older lover baby
Teach you stuff although he's looking rough, funny how it all falls away
Oh it's funny how it all falls away, funny how it all falls away
Oh it's funny how it all, it all falls away
So help the aged