For a smoother transition between the G chord and the Em chord, Tom plays G - F# - E on the E string.
You can play G6 instead of G.
[DM7] : xx0222
[G6] : 320000
[G] : 320003
[Em] : 022000
[Em7] : 020000
[A/D] : xx423x
[CM7] : x32000
[D7+/C] : x3x332
[GM7] : xx5432
Verse 1
[D] [DM7] [D7]
Looking around me
[G] [Em] [Em7]
I see a new world
[A] [A/D] [A]
I used to know
Verse 2
[D] [DM7] [D7]
Life is a mystery
[G] [Em] [Em7]
Remember the trips to Bedruthan
[A] [A/D] [A]
It feels like days ago
Pre-Chorus
[CM7]
Another grey hair
[G]
Gotta let it go
Chorus
[D]
Lately
[D7+/C]
Look in the mirror it’s hazy
[GM7]
Who is that figure before me
[CM7] [G]
He looks a bit like my old man
[D]
And maybe
[D7+/C]
I’ll play this song when I’m 80
[GM7]
I’ll have a son and a family
[CM7] [Em7]
He looks a bit like my old man
[CM7] [G]
My old man
Verse 3
[D] [DM7] [D7]
When I’m not around I’ll sing it to you
[G] [Em] [Em7]
Through your big car stereo
[A] [A/D] [A]
My great great great grandson
Verse 4
[D] [DM7] [D7]
Catching a flight all over the globe
[G] [Em] [Em7]
But this dressing room is all I know
[A] [A/D] [A]
It’s all I know
Pre-Chorus
[CM7]
Another grey hair
[G]
And another show
Chorus
[D]
Lately
[D7+/C]
Look in the mirror it’s hazy
[GM7]
Who is that figure before me
[CM7] [G]
He looks a bit like my old man
[D]
And maybe
[D7+/C]
I’ll play this song when I’m 80
[GM7]
I’ll have a son and a family
[CM7] [Em7]
He looks a bit like his old man
Outro
[CM7] [Em7]
His old man
[CM7] [Em7]
His old man
[CM7] [G]
My old man