Chords for THE SPINNEY BROTHERS - GRANDPA'S WAY OF LIFE 2013 LIVE
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[F#]
He [F#] drank his coffee [B] from a saucer, [E] rolled his smokes from an [B] old tin can.
[E] He could play Sally Goodin [B] on the fiddle, yeah he was [F#] grandma's kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind a plow mule, [E] turning [B] acres into rows.
Yeah, [E] he'd even get up early [B] Sunday morning and put on his only Sunday clothes.
And [E] I wonder how things got so [B] complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old bar of old night.
[E] I'd love to throw [B] computers out the window and go back to grandpa's way of life.
[E]
[B]
In the 30's he tried to give up farming,
[E] sold electric power [B] door to door.
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a German auto.
After he got back in 40, [F#]
[B] his words and hands were stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
[E] And every year when we [B] brought in the harvest, well grandpa always knew just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things [B] got so complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old randall night.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's [B] way of life.
[E] [B]
He could fix [F#] anything with bale and [B] wire duct tape.
[E] He called them God's [B] essential tools.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter Cronkite's evening [F#] news.
[B] He only had an 8th grade education.
[E] No diploma hanging [B] just for show.
[E] But when it came to teaching [B] me a lesson, he will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got [B] so complicated, [E] if I could hear his fiddle [B] play tonight.
I'd [E] throw my computer [B] out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd [B] just go back to my grandpa's way of life.
[N]
[F#]
He [F#] drank his coffee [B] from a saucer, [E] rolled his smokes from an [B] old tin can.
[E] He could play Sally Goodin [B] on the fiddle, yeah he was [F#] grandma's kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind a plow mule, [E] turning [B] acres into rows.
Yeah, [E] he'd even get up early [B] Sunday morning and put on his only Sunday clothes.
And [E] I wonder how things got so [B] complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old bar of old night.
[E] I'd love to throw [B] computers out the window and go back to grandpa's way of life.
[E]
[B]
In the 30's he tried to give up farming,
[E] sold electric power [B] door to door.
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a German auto.
After he got back in 40, [F#]
[B] his words and hands were stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
[E] And every year when we [B] brought in the harvest, well grandpa always knew just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things [B] got so complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old randall night.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's [B] way of life.
[E] [B]
He could fix [F#] anything with bale and [B] wire duct tape.
[E] He called them God's [B] essential tools.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter Cronkite's evening [F#] news.
[B] He only had an 8th grade education.
[E] No diploma hanging [B] just for show.
[E] But when it came to teaching [B] me a lesson, he will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got [B] so complicated, [E] if I could hear his fiddle [B] play tonight.
I'd [E] throw my computer [B] out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd [B] just go back to my grandpa's way of life.
[N]
Key:
B
E
F#
B
E
F#
B
E
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [F#] drank his coffee [B] from a saucer, _ [E] rolled his smokes from an [B] old tin can.
_ [E] He could play Sally Goodin [B] on the fiddle, _ _ yeah he was [F#] grandma's kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind a plow mule, _ _ [E] turning [B] acres into rows.
Yeah, [E] he'd even get up early [B] Sunday morning and put on his only Sunday clothes.
And [E] I wonder how things got so [B] complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old bar of old night.
[E] I'd love to throw [B] computers out the window and go back to grandpa's way of life.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the 30's he tried to give up farming, _
[E] sold electric power [B] door to door. _
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a German auto. _ _
After he got back in 40, [F#] _ _ _
[B] his words and hands were stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank. _
[E] And every year when we [B] brought in the harvest, _ well grandpa always knew just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things [B] got so complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old randall night.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's [B] way of life. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He could fix [F#] anything with bale and [B] wire duct tape.
_ [E] He called them God's [B] essential tools.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter Cronkite's evening [F#] news.
_ [B] He only had an 8th grade education.
_ _ [E] No diploma hanging [B] just for show.
[E] But when it came to teaching [B] me a lesson, _ he will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got [B] so complicated, _ _ [E] if I could hear his fiddle [B] play tonight.
I'd [E] throw my computer [B] out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd [B] just go back to my grandpa's way of life.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [F#] drank his coffee [B] from a saucer, _ [E] rolled his smokes from an [B] old tin can.
_ [E] He could play Sally Goodin [B] on the fiddle, _ _ yeah he was [F#] grandma's kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind a plow mule, _ _ [E] turning [B] acres into rows.
Yeah, [E] he'd even get up early [B] Sunday morning and put on his only Sunday clothes.
And [E] I wonder how things got so [B] complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old bar of old night.
[E] I'd love to throw [B] computers out the window and go back to grandpa's way of life.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the 30's he tried to give up farming, _
[E] sold electric power [B] door to door. _
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a German auto. _ _
After he got back in 40, [F#] _ _ _
[B] his words and hands were stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank. _
[E] And every year when we [B] brought in the harvest, _ well grandpa always knew just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things [B] got so complicated, you know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old randall night.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's [B] way of life. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He could fix [F#] anything with bale and [B] wire duct tape.
_ [E] He called them God's [B] essential tools.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter Cronkite's evening [F#] news.
_ [B] He only had an 8th grade education.
_ _ [E] No diploma hanging [B] just for show.
[E] But when it came to teaching [B] me a lesson, _ he will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got [B] so complicated, _ _ [E] if I could hear his fiddle [B] play tonight.
I'd [E] throw my computer [B] out the window and go [F#] back to grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd [B] just go back to my grandpa's way of life.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _