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Grandpa

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Chorded: Keith D. 
[Intro]
E|G3-3-3-3-3-3-----Em7-3-3-3-3-3-------Cadd9----3-----------G3-3-3-3-3------||
B|3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------3-3-3-3-3------||
G|0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-----------0-0-0-0-0------||
D|0-0-0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2-2------0-2h-2--0-2h-0p--0-0-0-0-0------||
A|2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2--0-3------3-----------2-2-2-2-2------||
E|3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------3-3-3-3-3------||
[Verse]
GYou stood on that bank when I got baptized 
Gave Em7me a thirty thirty when I turned nine 
At Cadd9sixteen you caught me drinking out in the Gbarn 
GI could hear you cheering when we won state 
And Em7you held my hand at Grandma's grave 
And Cadd9I'll always be thankful you never sold the Gfarm 
[Chorus]
Cadd9Grandpa you sDtood so tall 
GChewed that Red Man, wore Cadd9overalls 
You were the same man on Sunday Dmorning as Em7Saturday night 
Cadd9Five foot six to the Dtop of your hat 
But when you Em7talked bout the war thought you were SCadd9uperman 
American born simple Dman with a southern Em7drawl 
You walk the Cadd9walk, you talk the Dtalk, Grandpa G  
[Interlude]  G   D  G  
[Verse]
GYou still swear Roosevelt was the best 
That a Em7home grown tomato tastes better than the rest 
And Cadd9fifty years goes too fast with a woman you Glove 
Well this life I've chose is gettin' busy now
But i Em7know where to go when i need to slow down 
And when Cadd9I walk up on your front porch 
It's just Dlike I'm still Gyoung 
[Chorus]
Cadd9Grandpa you stood so Dtall 
Em7Chewed that Red Man, wore oCadd9veralls 
You were the same man on Sunday Dmorning as Saturday Em7night 
Cadd9Five foot six to the Dtop of your hat 
But when you Em7talked bout the war thought you were SCadd9uperman 
American born simple Dman with a southern dEm7rawl 
You walk the Cadd9walk, you talk the Dtalk, Grandpa G  
Yeah Cadd9American born a Ddirt road man with that Em7slow southern dCadd9rawl 
Now keep walkin' the walk and talkin' the Dtalk GrandpaG  

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Grandpa

by Justin Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Chorded: Keith D.

[Intro]

G Em7 Cadd9 G

E|3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------3-3-3-3-3------||

B|3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------3-3-3-3-3------||

G|0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-----------0-0-0-0-0------||

D|0-0-0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2-2------0-2h-2--0-2h-0p--0-0-0-0-0------||

A|2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2--0-3------3-----------2-2-2-2-2------||

E|3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------3-3-3-3-3------||

[Verse]

You stood on that bank when I got baptized

Em7

Gave me a thirty thirty when I turned nine

Cadd9 G

At sixteen you caught me drinking out in the barn

I could hear you cheering when we won state

Em7

And you held my hand at Grandma's grave

Cadd9 G

And I'll always be thankful you never sold the farm

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Grandpa you stood so tall

G Cadd9

Chewed that Red Man, wore overalls

D Em7

You were the same man on Sunday morning as Saturday night

Cadd9 D

Five foot six to the top of your hat

Em7 Cadd9

But when you talked bout the war thought you were Superman

D Em7

American born simple man with a southern drawl

Cadd9 D G

You walk the walk, you talk the talk, Grandpa

G D G

[Interlude]

[Verse]

You still swear Roosevelt was the best

Em7

That a home grown tomato tastes better than the rest

Cadd9 G

And fifty years goes too fast with a woman you love

Well this life I've chose is gettin' busy now

Em7

But i know where to go when i need to slow down

Cadd9

And when I walk up on your front porch

D G

It's just like I'm still young

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Grandpa you stood so tall

Em7 Cadd9

Chewed that Red Man, wore overalls

D Em7

You were the same man on Sunday morning as Saturday night

Cadd9 D

Five foot six to the top of your hat

Em7 Cadd9

But when you talked bout the war thought you were Superman

D Em7

American born simple man with a southern drawl

Cadd9 D G

You walk the walk, you talk the talk, Grandpa

Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9

Yeah American born a dirt road man with that slow southern drawl

D G

Now keep walkin' the walk and talkin' the talk Grandpa

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