Chords for Granny's Old Armchair
Tempo:
79.45 bpm
Chords used:
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C
F
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My [E] grandmother, she [F] and the age of eighty [Gm]-three, One [Am] day took [D] sick and [G] died.
side by [Am] side.
[Bm] I [G] declared.
[Am] old armchair.
[D] brother and my [G] sister laughed,
[C] left you her old armchair.
[C] I thought it hardly [F] fair, but still I didn't [G] care, And [C] in the evening [Gb] took the chair [G] away.
useful some [C] day.
side by [Am] side.
[Bm] I [G] declared.
[Am] old armchair.
[D] brother and my [G] sister laughed,
[C] left you her old armchair.
[C] I thought it hardly [F] fair, but still I didn't [G] care, And [C] in the evening [Gb] took the chair [G] away.
useful some [C] day.
100% ➙ 79BPM
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My [E] grandmother, she [F] and the age of eighty [Gm]-three, One [Am] day took [D] sick and [G] died.
[C] And after she was dead, [Dm] the will of course was read By [G] a lawyer as we all sat side by [Am] side.
To my brother it was found [F] she had left a hundred [Am] pounds, The same unto my sister [Bm] I [G] declared.
But when [C] it came to me, [F] the lawyer said, I see [G] she has left you her [Am] old armchair.
How they [F] tittered, how they chattered, [Am] How my [D] brother and my [G] sister laughed,
[Eb] When they [A] heard the lawyer [G] declare, Granny has [C] left you her old armchair.
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ [G] _
[C] _ I thought it hardly [F] fair, but still I didn't [G] care, And [C] in the evening [Gb] took the chair [G] away.
[C] The neighbours at me [Dm] chaffed, and my brother at me [G] laughed, And said it'll be useful some [C] day.
When you [Em] settle down in [F] life, find a gal to be your [C] wife, You'll find it very [Bm] handy, I declare.
[C] On a cold and frosty [Dm] night, when the fire burns [G] bright, You can sit in your old [C] armchair.
How they [Dm] tittered, how they [Am] chattered, How my [D] brother and my [G] sister [C] laughed,
When they [F] heard the lawyer [B] declare, Granny has left you her [C] old armchair.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] What my brother said was [F] true, for in a year or [G] two I'd [Am] settle down in [D] married [G] life.
[Am] I first a girl did [F] court, and then a ring I [G] bought, And I took her to the [Dm] church to be my [C] wife.
All the old girl and [F] me were as happy as could [C] be, For when [Am] my work was [G] over I declare.
[F] I never [Em] abroad would [F] roam, but each night stayed at [G] home, And was [A] seated in the old [C] armchair.
Oh, how they [F] tittered, how they [Am] chattered, How my brother [G] and my sister laughed,
[A] [Eb] When they heard [F] the lawyer declare, [G] Granny has left [C] you her old armchair.
And here's how Granny fooled them.
One night the chair fell [F] down, when I picked it up [G] I found The seat had fallen [D] out upon [G] the floor.
[C] And there before my [F] eyes, I saw to my surprise, [G] A lot of notes, two thousand pounds or more.
[C] When my brother heard of this, [F] the fellow I confess, [Am] When nearly mad with rage [G] adore his hair.
[C] I only [Em] laughed at him, [F] and said unto him, Jim, [G] Don't you wish you had the old armchair.
[C] Oh, how they [F] tittered, how they [C] chattered, [E] How my brother [D] and my [G] sister laughed,
[C] When they [Bb] heard the [Gb] lawyer declare, [Em] _ Granny has left you her old armchair. _ _ _ _
[C] And after she was dead, [Dm] the will of course was read By [G] a lawyer as we all sat side by [Am] side.
To my brother it was found [F] she had left a hundred [Am] pounds, The same unto my sister [Bm] I [G] declared.
But when [C] it came to me, [F] the lawyer said, I see [G] she has left you her [Am] old armchair.
How they [F] tittered, how they chattered, [Am] How my [D] brother and my [G] sister laughed,
[Eb] When they [A] heard the lawyer [G] declare, Granny has [C] left you her old armchair.
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ [G] _
[C] _ I thought it hardly [F] fair, but still I didn't [G] care, And [C] in the evening [Gb] took the chair [G] away.
[C] The neighbours at me [Dm] chaffed, and my brother at me [G] laughed, And said it'll be useful some [C] day.
When you [Em] settle down in [F] life, find a gal to be your [C] wife, You'll find it very [Bm] handy, I declare.
[C] On a cold and frosty [Dm] night, when the fire burns [G] bright, You can sit in your old [C] armchair.
How they [Dm] tittered, how they [Am] chattered, How my [D] brother and my [G] sister [C] laughed,
When they [F] heard the lawyer [B] declare, Granny has left you her [C] old armchair.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] What my brother said was [F] true, for in a year or [G] two I'd [Am] settle down in [D] married [G] life.
[Am] I first a girl did [F] court, and then a ring I [G] bought, And I took her to the [Dm] church to be my [C] wife.
All the old girl and [F] me were as happy as could [C] be, For when [Am] my work was [G] over I declare.
[F] I never [Em] abroad would [F] roam, but each night stayed at [G] home, And was [A] seated in the old [C] armchair.
Oh, how they [F] tittered, how they [Am] chattered, How my brother [G] and my sister laughed,
[A] [Eb] When they heard [F] the lawyer declare, [G] Granny has left [C] you her old armchair.
And here's how Granny fooled them.
One night the chair fell [F] down, when I picked it up [G] I found The seat had fallen [D] out upon [G] the floor.
[C] And there before my [F] eyes, I saw to my surprise, [G] A lot of notes, two thousand pounds or more.
[C] When my brother heard of this, [F] the fellow I confess, [Am] When nearly mad with rage [G] adore his hair.
[C] I only [Em] laughed at him, [F] and said unto him, Jim, [G] Don't you wish you had the old armchair.
[C] Oh, how they [F] tittered, how they [C] chattered, [E] How my brother [D] and my [G] sister laughed,
[C] When they [Bb] heard the [Gb] lawyer declare, [Em] _ Granny has left you her old armchair. _ _ _ _
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