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[Intro]
G  Em  G  Em
[Verse 1]
GGrandpa's at it again
EmWoke me up with the sound of chopping Gwood behind the shed
EmChoppin' and a-cussin' like a butcher with Tourettes
DDon't know if he's been to Embed yet
DLord knows if he's been to Embed yet
GGrandma's fixin' her hair
EmPays no mind to the noise outside just Gsits in her chair
EmSturdy and grey like a grizzly old bear
DHoping today he'd Emwork himself to death
DHoping that today he'd Emwork himself to death
[Chorus]
EmSplintered Ghands
GHow they run with Dblood
DDrive the axe Amdown so hard
AmHis heart on the Cchopping block
CSplintered Ghands
GDrive the axe down Dhard
DThrough all those Ampast mistakes
AmAnd all them Csour grapes
CSplintered Ghands
[Solo]
G  Em  G  Em
[Verse 2]
GGrandpa's in a home
EmIt's all for the best cause he couldn't cope alone
GFound him in the shed
EmTalking in the dark like Grandma was there
DDidn't have the heart to Emtell him that she's dead
DNever have the heart to Emtell him that she's dead
GWinter's coming along
EmGrandpa's worried the wood's running low
So I Gtell him there's plenty more
EmThe thought seems to warm his tired old bones
DCan't have grandma Emsleeping in the cold, he says
DCan't have grandma Emsleeping in the cold
[Chorus]
EmSplintered Ghands
GHow they run with Dblood
DDrive the axe Amdown so hard
AmHis heart on the Cchopping block
CSplintered Ghands
GDrive the axe down Dhard
DThrough all those Ampast mistakes
AmAnd all them Csour grapes
CSplintered Ghands
[Solo]
G  D  Am  C  G  D  Am  C
[Verse 3]
GGrandpa's dead and gone
I Emonly went back to the house once more
Took the Gaxe from the wall
The Emhandle was rotten and the blade was gone
DThrew it in the well, I Emheat my house with coal
DThrew it in the well, I Emheat my house with coal
[Outro]
G  D  Am  C  G  D  Am  C  G

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Splinters

by Eden Prairie

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[Intro]

G Em G Em

[Verse 1]

Grandpa's at it again

Em G

Woke me up with the sound of chopping wood behind the shed

Choppin' and a-cussin' like a butcher with Tourettes

D Em

Don't know if he's been to bed yet

D Em

Lord knows if he's been to bed yet

Grandma's fixin' her hair

Em G

Pays no mind to the noise outside just sits in her chair

Sturdy and grey like a grizzly old bear

D Em

Hoping today he'd work himself to death

D Em

Hoping that today he'd work himself to death

[Chorus]

Em G

Splintered hands

G D

How they run with blood

D Am

Drive the axe down so hard

Am C

His heart on the chopping block

C G

Splintered hands

G D

Drive the axe down hard

D Am

Through all those past mistakes

Am C

And all them sour grapes

C G

Splintered hands

[Solo]

G Em G Em

[Verse 2]

Grandpa's in a home

It's all for the best cause he couldn't cope alone

Found him in the shed

Talking in the dark like Grandma was there

D Em

Didn't have the heart to tell him that she's dead

D Em

Never have the heart to tell him that she's dead

Winter's coming along

Grandpa's worried the wood's running low

So I tell him there's plenty more

The thought seems to warm his tired old bones

D Em

Can't have grandma sleeping in the cold, he says

D Em

Can't have grandma sleeping in the cold

[Chorus]

Em G

Splintered hands

G D

How they run with blood

D Am

Drive the axe down so hard

Am C

His heart on the chopping block

C G

Splintered hands

G D

Drive the axe down hard

D Am

Through all those past mistakes

Am C

And all them sour grapes

C G

Splintered hands

[Solo]

G D Am C G D Am C

[Verse 3]

Grandpa's dead and gone

I only went back to the house once more

Took the axe from the wall

The handle was rotten and the blade was gone

D Em

Threw it in the well, I heat my house with coal

D Em

Threw it in the well, I heat my house with coal

[Outro]

G D Am C G D Am C G

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