Chords for John Prine - Grandapa was a Carpenter

Old Grandpa wore his suit and his denim nearly [E] every day
No [B] particular reason, he just [F#] dressed that way
[B] Brown necktie and a matching vest, both his [E] wang-tip shoes
He built a closet [B] on a highback porch, [F#m] put a penny in a burned [B]-out fuse
[E] Grandpa was a carpenter, he built [B] houses, stores and banks
[E] Chained, smoked [B] camels, cigarettes, and hammered nails and planks
He was level on the level, shaved even every [E] door
And voted for Eisenhower, called [F#] Lincoln one [B] woe
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ Well, he used to sing me Blood on the Saddle, and rock me on [E] his knee
And let me listen to [B] the radio before we got [F#] TV
[B] Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday, and he'd take me with [E] him too
Stained glass in [B] every window, [G#] hearing aids in [B] every pew
[E] Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores [B] and banks
[E] Chained, smoked [B] camels, cigarettes, and hammered nails [G#] and planks
[B] He was level on the level, shaved even [E] every door
And voted for [B] Eisenhower, called [F#] Lincoln one woe
[E] _ _
[B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Now my grandma was a teacher, went to school in [E] Bowling Green
Traded [B] in a milk and cow for a singer's [C#] sewing machine
[B] Well, she called her husband Mr.,
and she walked real [E] tall and bright
And used to [B] buy me comic books after Grandpa died _
[E] Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, [C#] stores and banks
[E] Chained, [B] smoked camels, cigarettes, and hammered [G#] nails and planks
[B] He was level on the level, shaved [E] even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, called Lincoln [B] one woe
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