Chords for "My Granfather's Clock" by Tennessee Ernie Ford 1959 off "Gather Round" lp
Tempo:
88.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor.
It was [Gm] taller by [C] half than the old man himself, though it weighed not a penny weight more.
It was bought [Am] on the morn [Dm] of the day that he was [C] born, and was [Am] always his treasure [Dm] and pride.
[G] But it stopped short, [Cm] never to go [C] again when the [G] old [C] man died.
Ninety years without [G] slumbering, [C]
his life [E] seconds [C] numbering.
It stopped [G] short, [F] never to go again [C] when the [G] old [F] man [C] died.
In [C] watching its pendulum swing to [Fm] and fro, many [C] hours he had spent while a boy.
In childhood and manhood, the clock [Fm] seemed to know [C] and to share both his grief and his joy.
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door with a [Am] blushing and beautiful [D] bride.
[C] But it stopped short, never to go [Fm] again when the [G] [C] old [F] man [C]
died.
[Am] It rang [B] an alarm [Em] in the dead [Dm] of the night.
An [C] alarm [Bm] year had [Am] been done, [E] and we knew that [F] his spirit [Em] was plumb.
In [Dm] its flight, that his [C] hour of [G]
departure [C] had come.
[G]
Still [C] the clock [Am] kept the time with a [D] soft [C] and muffled chime, as we [Am] silently stood by [D] his [G] side.
But [Cm] it stopped [Gm] short, [C] never to go again [Am] when the old [B] man died.
[Am]
My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor.
It was [Gm] taller by [C] half than the old man himself, though it weighed not a penny weight more.
It was bought [Am] on the morn [Dm] of the day that he was [C] born, and was [Am] always his treasure [Dm] and pride.
[G] But it stopped short, [Cm] never to go [C] again when the [G] old [C] man died.
Ninety years without [G] slumbering, [C]
his life [E] seconds [C] numbering.
It stopped [G] short, [F] never to go again [C] when the [G] old [F] man [C] died.
In [C] watching its pendulum swing to [Fm] and fro, many [C] hours he had spent while a boy.
In childhood and manhood, the clock [Fm] seemed to know [C] and to share both his grief and his joy.
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door with a [Am] blushing and beautiful [D] bride.
[C] But it stopped short, never to go [Fm] again when the [G] [C] old [F] man [C]
died.
[Am] It rang [B] an alarm [Em] in the dead [Dm] of the night.
An [C] alarm [Bm] year had [Am] been done, [E] and we knew that [F] his spirit [Em] was plumb.
In [Dm] its flight, that his [C] hour of [G]
departure [C] had come.
[G]
Still [C] the clock [Am] kept the time with a [D] soft [C] and muffled chime, as we [Am] silently stood by [D] his [G] side.
But [Cm] it stopped [Gm] short, [C] never to go again [Am] when the old [B] man died.
[Am]
Key:
C
Am
G
Dm
F
C
Am
G
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor.
_ It was [Gm] taller by [C] half than the old man himself, though it weighed not a penny weight more.
_ It was bought [Am] on the morn [Dm] of the day that he was [C] born, and was [Am] always his treasure [Dm] and pride.
[G] _ But it stopped short, [Cm] never to go [C] again when the [G] old [C] man died. _
Ninety years without [G] slumbering, [C] _ _
his life [E] seconds [C] numbering. _ _
It stopped [G] short, [F] never to go again [C] when the [G] old [F] man [C] died.
In [C] watching its pendulum swing to [Fm] and fro, many [C] hours he had spent while a boy. _
In childhood and manhood, the clock [Fm] seemed to know [C] and to share both his grief and his joy. _
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door with a [Am] blushing and beautiful [D] bride.
[C] But it stopped short, never to go [Fm] again when the [G] [C] old [F] man _ [C] _ _ _
_ died.
[Am] It rang [B] an alarm [Em] in the dead _ [Dm] of the night.
_ An [C] alarm _ [Bm] year had [Am] been done, _ _ _ _ [E] and we knew that [F] his spirit [Em] was _ plumb.
In [Dm] its flight, _ that his [C] _ hour of [G] _
departure [C] had come.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Still [C] the clock [Am] kept the time with a [D] soft [C] and muffled chime, as we [Am] silently stood by [D] his [G] side.
But [Cm] it stopped [Gm] short, _ [C] never to go _ _ again _ [Am] _ when the _ old [B] man died.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood ninety years on the floor.
_ It was [Gm] taller by [C] half than the old man himself, though it weighed not a penny weight more.
_ It was bought [Am] on the morn [Dm] of the day that he was [C] born, and was [Am] always his treasure [Dm] and pride.
[G] _ But it stopped short, [Cm] never to go [C] again when the [G] old [C] man died. _
Ninety years without [G] slumbering, [C] _ _
his life [E] seconds [C] numbering. _ _
It stopped [G] short, [F] never to go again [C] when the [G] old [F] man [C] died.
In [C] watching its pendulum swing to [Fm] and fro, many [C] hours he had spent while a boy. _
In childhood and manhood, the clock [Fm] seemed to know [C] and to share both his grief and his joy. _
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door with a [Am] blushing and beautiful [D] bride.
[C] But it stopped short, never to go [Fm] again when the [G] [C] old [F] man _ [C] _ _ _
_ died.
[Am] It rang [B] an alarm [Em] in the dead _ [Dm] of the night.
_ An [C] alarm _ [Bm] year had [Am] been done, _ _ _ _ [E] and we knew that [F] his spirit [Em] was _ plumb.
In [Dm] its flight, _ that his [C] _ hour of [G] _
departure [C] had come.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Still [C] the clock [Am] kept the time with a [D] soft [C] and muffled chime, as we [Am] silently stood by [D] his [G] side.
But [Cm] it stopped [Gm] short, _ [C] never to go _ _ again _ [Am] _ when the _ old [B] man died.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _