Chords
The Grandpa That I Know

Key: A

Introduction:

A  DA  E  AX2  
A                                                    D                 A  
Brand new shoes they hurt my feet
                                          E                 A  
This necktie is chokin' me
                                        D              A  
Cuttin' off my air supply
                                        E                 A  
When I hang my head to cry
                                        E                    A  
When I hang my head and cry.
A                                    D                 A  
I see tears on daddy's face
                                                  E                 A  
Someone's hummin', Amazin' Grace
                                                  D                      A  
Rain beats on this graveside tent
                                                  E            A  
Preacher swears he did repent
                                                  E            A         Ab  
Preacher swears he did repent.
                     E                                    A  
They've got him layin' there in pinstripes
D                                              A                 E  
How'd they get him in that suit
     D                                                 A  
I guess the Lord with recognize him
                                          E                    A  
Without his overalls and mules
E                                      A  
They all say he looks so natural
D                                    A                      E  
All I see is a cold dark hole
     D                                            A  
I won't commit this day to memory
                                                             E              A  
That ain't The Grandpa That I Know
                                                             E              A  
That ain't The Grandpa That I Know.
BE    F#m  BX2  
                     B                                         E                         B  
Ya know no tractor never pulled his plow
                                                                     F#m                    B  
He walked and cussed, and loved that ground
                                                        E              B  
His hands sowed each single seed
                                                                  F#m                 B  
Then prayed for rain and fight the weeds
                                                     F#m                 B  
Prayed for rain and fight the weeds.
                                B                              E                    B  
He said the simple life, suits me fine
                                                                  F#m         B  
Never dreamed beyond the county line
                                          E                 B  
Grandma was his boyhood bride
                                                        F#m         B  
He'll be back in her arms tonight
                                                                  F#m         B            Bb  
He'll sleep there in her arms tonight.
                     F#m                              B  
They've got him layin' there in pinstripes
E                                              B                 F#m  
How'd they get him in that suit
     E                                                 B  
I guess the Lord with recognize him
                                          F#m              B  
Without his overalls and mules
F#m                                 B  
They all say he looks so natural
E                                    B                      F#m  
All I see is a cold dark hole
     E                                            B  
I won't commit this day to memory
                                                             F#m         B  
That ain't The Grandpa That I Know.
             F#m                                 B  
They played a pretty organ number
E                                         B                    F#m  
Swore it was his favorite tune
E                                    B  
I know he'd prefer a fiddle
                                     F#m            B  
Playin' Carol Country Blues.
F#m                                 B  
They all say he looks so natural
E                                    B                      F#m  
All I see is a cold dark hole
     E                                            B  
I won't commit this day to memory
                                                             F#m         B  
That ain't The Grandpa That I Know
                                                             F#m         B  
That ain't The Grandpa That I Know.
BE    F#m  BX8