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Past His Use By Date

from Foxglove Fixxer by Placebo Cure

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A song about an old man who is considered by some to be past his use by date.

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Past His Use By Date (c) Darryl John 2015


Capo on 2
Verse 1:
(G) The old man (Em) sat there (D7) thinking
(C) About the (D7) state of his (G) life
(G) His world had be-(Em)-come very lone-(D7)-ly
(C) Since the (D7) death of his (G) wife

Verse 2:
(G) Getting up each (Em) day very (D7) early
(C) To get his (D7) chores done on (G) time
(G) But by (Em) eight in the morn-(D7)-ing
(C) A cup of (D7) tea with toast was (G) fine

Chorus:
(C) Past your (D) use by (G) date
(C) Was what they (D) told this old (G) man
(C) Past his (D) use by (G) date
(C) Somehow he (D) couldn’t under-(G)-stand

Verse 3:
(G) The old man (Em) was still (D7) wondering
(C) Why his (D7) use by date was (G) up
(G) This day had (Em) started really bad-(D7)-ly (as he)
(C) Dropped and (D7) broke his favourite (G) cup

Verse 4:
(G) That was the (Em) last thing his (D7) wife bought
(C) A month before (D7) the day she (G) died
(G) Now re-(Em)-ality over-(D7)-took him
(C) He just broke (D7) down and (G) cried

Chorus:
(C) Past your (D) use by (G) date
(C) Was what they (D) told this old (G) man
(C) Past his (D) use by (G) date
(C) Somehow he (D) couldn’t under-(G)-stand

Instrumental:
A Verse

Verse 5:
(G) The old man (Em) was still (D7) puzzled
(C) Why his (D7) use by date was (G) here
(G) Teary eyed (Em) and all (D7) lonely
(C) All he (D7) had left was (G) fear

Chorus:
(C) Past your (D) use by (G) date
(C) Was what they (D) told this old (G) man
(C) Past his (D) use by (G) date
(C) Somehow he (D) couldn’t under-(G)-stand
(C) Somehow he (D) couldn’t under-(G)-stand

credits

from Foxglove Fixxer, released September 10, 2018
Contributing Artists: Darryl John using BIAB
Recorded at Daremba Records, Ballarat Victoria Australia.
Mixed and Mastered by Darryl John.

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Placebo Cure Ballarat, Australia

Placebo Cure was founded by singer/songwriter/guitarist Darryl John in 2009. All songs on the Thistle Fixit and Wattle Fixya albums were written and produced by Darryl John and included people such as Clayton Morrison, Matt Collins, John Leary, Shane Collins, Torie Paige, Steve Porter, Johnny Walther, Rob Toogood, Glenn Succho and David Hill. ... more

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