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Grandpa Was A Carpenter by John Prine
Grandpa Was A Carpenter
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:4th fret
[Verse 1]
G C
Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day
G D
No particular reason, he just dressed that way
G C
Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes
G D G
He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse
[Chorus]
C G
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
C G D
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
G C
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
G D G
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
[Link]
C G D G G
[Verse 2]
G C
Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his knee
G D
And let me listen to the radio before we got TV
G C
Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too
G D G
Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew
[Chorus]
C G
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
C G D
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
G C
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
G D G
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
[Link]
C G D G G
[Verse 3]
G C
Now my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green
G D
Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine
G C
Well, she called her husband "Mister," and she walked real tall in pride
G D G
She used to buy me comic books after grandpa died
[Chorus]
C G
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
C G D
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes and hammered nails in planks
G C
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
G D G G
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
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