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Hollies - Oh Granny
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G  
Granny got up early one Fsunny day
CWent to get the ferry down to GNashville
Went to find my sister who had Frun away
CRun off with a barker on a Gfair wheel
CHORUS 1:
DOh, Granny, don't you Cbother with her
She Amreally didn't love us anyGway
DNo, Granny, don't you Cbring her back home
You're Amnever gonna make her wanna Gstay
Granny brought us both up from the Fage of four
CGave us education and a Ghome, yeah
Made sure we were brung up in a Fproper way
CGranny worked her fingers to the Gbone, yeah
CHORUS 1:
DOh, Granny, don't you Cbother with her
She Amreally didn't love us anyGway
DNo, Granny, don't you Cbring her back home
You're Amnever gonna make her wanna Gstay
CHORUS 2:
No, CGranny, she Amdidn't really love us anyGway
No, Granny, I won't Cbother with her
I Amknow she'll never ever wanna Gstay
INSTRUMENTAL:    G    C     G    F    C  G  
CHORUS 1:
DOh, Granny, don't you Cbother with her
She Amreally didn't love us anyGway
DNo, Granny, don't you Cbring her back home
You're Amnever gonna make her wanna Gstay
Just the other day my granny Fpassed away
CDoc says she was pining for her Gbaby
Now I'm gonna put some flowers Fon her grave
She Creally was a very special Glady
CHORUS 1:
DOh, Granny I won't Cbother with her
She Amreally didn't love us anyGway
DNo, Granny I won't Cbring her back home
You're Amnever gonna make her wanna Gstay
CHORUS 2:
No, CGranny, she Amdidn't really love us anyGway
No, Granny, I won't Cbother with her
I Amknow she'll never ever wanna Gstay
CHORUS 2:
No, CGranny, she Amdidn't really love us anyGway
No, Granny, I won't Cbother with her
I Amknow she'll never ever wanna Gstay

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Oh Granny

by The Hollies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Hollies - Oh Granny

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

Granny got up early one sunny day

C G

Went to get the ferry down to Nashville

Went to find my sister who had run away

C G

Run off with a barker on a fair wheel

CHORUS 1:

D C

Oh, Granny, don't you bother with her

Am G

She really didn't love us anyway

D C

No, Granny, don't you bring her back home

Am G

You're never gonna make her wanna stay

Granny brought us both up from the age of four

C G

Gave us education and a home, yeah

Made sure we were brung up in a proper way

C G

Granny worked her fingers to the bone, yeah

CHORUS 1:

D C

Oh, Granny, don't you bother with her

Am G

She really didn't love us anyway

D C

No, Granny, don't you bring her back home

Am G

You're never gonna make her wanna stay

CHORUS 2:

C Am G

No, Granny, she didn't really love us anyway

No, Granny, I won't bother with her

Am G

I know she'll never ever wanna stay

G C G F C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

CHORUS 1:

D C

Oh, Granny, don't you bother with her

Am G

She really didn't love us anyway

D C

No, Granny, don't you bring her back home

Am G

You're never gonna make her wanna stay

Just the other day my granny passed away

C G

Doc says she was pining for her baby

Now I'm gonna put some flowers on her grave

C G

She really was a very special lady

CHORUS 1:

D C

Oh, Granny I won't bother with her

Am G

She really didn't love us anyway

D C

No, Granny I won't bring her back home

Am G

You're never gonna make her wanna stay

CHORUS 2:

C Am G

No, Granny, she didn't really love us anyway

No, Granny, I won't bother with her

Am G

I know she'll never ever wanna stay

CHORUS 2:

C Am G

No, Granny, she didn't really love us anyway

No, Granny, I won't bother with her

Am G

I know she'll never ever wanna stay

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