Tom: Em
G D7
Lived in a city, no one knew he was there
G C Cm
The little old man with silver hair
Bm E
And he's listened to Beethoven every day
Am D D7
No, the little old man never came out to play
G D7
He was sweet and quiet with a thoughtful mind
G C Cm
Didn't know how to be cruel, only kind
Bm E7
Now he's up in the heavens doesn't care for his money
Am D7
Checking everyone still loves everybody
G D7
Born in the mountains, one of nature's wild
G C Cm
His mother walked out, she was only a child
Bm E7
So he was sent to the state to be loved by another
Am D7
But the little young boy just wanted his mother
[Bridge ]
G D
She never admitted that he was her son
G C Cm
So he spent 60 years saying he had no one
G Em
And told all of those around him a multitude of things
Am D
Did not get too close, scared of what the future brings
G Bm
Aldo, we love you and miss you every day
Am Bm
Your spirit still lives on, the violins are on replay
G Bm
We've played your favourite songs very often on repeat
Am B
I'm sorry it took so long to write these words down on a sheet
[Verse 2]
G D7
I met him when I had just turned around ten
G C Cm
We had similar birthdays, we were friends from then
Bm E7
He had boxes of crackers piled against the wall
Am D7
And bottles of champagne that he saved for us all
G D7
He lived 'round the corner from my secondary school
G C Cm
And he had no family, so it was us that he saw
Bm7 E7
And the young girl from Tesco who he would always amuse,
Am Cm
Would not stop crying when she heard the sad news
[Instrumental]
G Gmaj7 Am B
G Gmaj7 Am B
[Vocalising]
G B Am B
G B Am B
[Verse 3]
G Gmaj7
Aldo passed away aged 84
Am B7
We found ourselves with him and it was us he adored
G Gmaj7
And his mother who walked out around 80 years ago
Am B
Turned out to live in a house just down the road
G D7
It sounds like a far fetched story from a film
G C Cm
But this was Aldo's life it really happened to him
Bm7 E7
And we've played his favourite songs very often on repeat
Am Cm
And I'm sorry it took so long to write these... words down on a sheet
