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BPaul Brown Petty was a good ol' B/Eman
BYou felt a little better when he shook your B/Ehand
BLet me tell you a little 'bout him and you'll uB/Enderstand
Why EPaul Brown B/D#Petty was a C#mgood ol' Bman
BHe grew up in the depression and he fought in the B/Ewar
BHe never talked too much about the other shoreB/E  
BBut he was real good-looking in his uniformB/E  
EOfficer B/D#Petty in C#m'44B  
[Chorus]
F#And you might say, hey, Ewhat's so Bgreat
Sounds F#like a simple C#mman
He F#wasn't rich or Efamous Bbut to C#mme
He sure was F#grand
BHe married a girl from down the B/Estreet
BBuilt her a house down by a B/Ecreek
BOne girl, two boys, five mouths to B/Efeed
EPaul Brown B/D#Petty built a C#mfamilyB  
BHe opened a shop down on the B/Esquare
BHe'd set you on up in his barber B/Echair
BGet a summertime buzz or a real close B/Eshave
Get you Eall cleaned B/D#up, send you C#mon your Bway
[Chorus]
F#And you might say, hey, Ewhat's so Bgreat
Sounds lF#ike a simple C#mman
He F#wasn't rich or Efamous Bbut 
To C#mme he sure was F#grand
BHe was a Cumberland B/EPresbyterian
BHe went up to meet his maker in '9B/E1
BSometimes when I talk about him, I get B/Esad
You see, EPaul Brown B/D#Petty was C#mmy grandBdad
[Chorus 2]
His F#courage runs down Ein my Bblood
His kF#indness in my C#meyes
If F#you can see a Eman in Bme
C#He's the reason F#why
BPaul Brown Petty was a good ol' B/Eman
BYou felt a little better when he shook your B/Ehand
BAnd if you could've known him, you'd undersB/Etand
Why EPaul Brown B/D#Petty was a C#mgood ol' Bman

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Paul Brown Petty

by Brandon Heath

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B/E

B/D#

C#m

B B/E

Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

B B/E

You felt a little better when he shook your hand

B B/E

Let me tell you a little 'bout him and you'll understand

E B/D# C#m B

Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

B B/E

He grew up in the depression and he fought in the war

B B/E

He never talked too much about the other shore

B B/E

But he was real good-looking in his uniform

E B/D# C#m B

Officer Petty in '44

[Chorus]

F# E B

And you might say, hey, what's so great

F# C#m

Sounds like a simple man

F# E B C#m

He wasn't rich or famous but to me

He sure was grand

B B/E

He married a girl from down the street

B B/E

Built her a house down by a creek

B B/E

One girl, two boys, five mouths to feed

E B/D# C#m B

Paul Brown Petty built a family

B B/E

He opened a shop down on the square

B B/E

He'd set you on up in his barber chair

B B/E

Get a summertime buzz or a real close shave

E B/D# C#m B

Get you all cleaned up, send you on your way

[Chorus]

F# E B

And you might say, hey, what's so great

F# C#m

Sounds like a simple man

F# E B

He wasn't rich or famous but

C#m F#

To me he sure was grand

B B/E

He was a Cumberland Presbyterian

B B/E

He went up to meet his maker in '91

B B/E

Sometimes when I talk about him, I get sad

E B/D# C#m B

You see, Paul Brown Petty was my granddad

[Chorus 2]

F# E B

His courage runs down in my blood

F# C#m

His kindness in my eyes

F# E B

If you can see a man in me

C# F#

He's the reason why

B B/E

Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

B B/E

You felt a little better when he shook your hand

B B/E

And if you could've known him, you'd understand

E B/D# C#m B

Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

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