Chords for THE SPINNEY BROTHERS: Grandpa's Way of Life
Tempo:
118.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
D#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I always like to ask this, has anybody in this room ever been [D#] frustrated by a computer or a cell phone?
Anybody had those frustrations?
Oh look, I could have taken a hamper to mine many times, [B] I guarantee.
So [G] folks, we hope you like it and we're so proud of this song.
This was the song that was released off the new No Borders [D#] CD.
It was the first song that was released and it went to the number one spot this past [B] February.
So we're real proud of that on the National Bluegrass Chart.
Here's one called Grandpa's Way of Life.
[F#] [B]
He drank his [F#] coffee [B] from a saucer.
[E] Brought his smokes from [B] an old tin can.
He [E] could play Sally Goodman [B] on the fiddle.
Yeah, he was Grandma's [F#] kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind the plow.
[E]
Turning acres [B] into rows.
[E] Yeah, he'd even get up [B] early Sunday morning.
And put on his only Sunday clothes.
[E] And I wonder how things got so [G#m] [B] complicated.
You [E] know it's hard to find a good old [B] barlow knife.
[E] I'd love to throw computers [B] out the window.
And go [F#] back to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
In his thirties he [F#] tried [B] to give up farming.
[E] Sold electric power [B] door to door.
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a Terminato.
After he got back in forty [F#]-four.
[B] His words and [F#] hands were [B] stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
[E] Then every year when we [B] brought in the harvest.
Well Grandpa [F#m] always knew [B] just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things got [B] so complicated.
You know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old ramble knife.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window.
And go back [F#] to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
[E] [B]
He could fix anything with bail and wire duct tape.
[E]
He called them God's [B] essential key.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter [F#] Cronkite's evening news.
[B] He only had an eighth grade education.
[E]
No diploma [B] hanging just for show.
[E] But Wade came to [B] teach and teach a lesson.
He will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got so [B] complicated.
[E] If I could hear his [B] fiddle play tonight.
[E] I'd throw my computer out [B] the window.
And go back to Grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd just [B] go back to my Grandpa's way of life.
Anybody had those frustrations?
Oh look, I could have taken a hamper to mine many times, [B] I guarantee.
So [G] folks, we hope you like it and we're so proud of this song.
This was the song that was released off the new No Borders [D#] CD.
It was the first song that was released and it went to the number one spot this past [B] February.
So we're real proud of that on the National Bluegrass Chart.
Here's one called Grandpa's Way of Life.
[F#] [B]
He drank his [F#] coffee [B] from a saucer.
[E] Brought his smokes from [B] an old tin can.
He [E] could play Sally Goodman [B] on the fiddle.
Yeah, he was Grandma's [F#] kind of man.
[B] Spent six days a week behind the plow.
[E]
Turning acres [B] into rows.
[E] Yeah, he'd even get up [B] early Sunday morning.
And put on his only Sunday clothes.
[E] And I wonder how things got so [G#m] [B] complicated.
You [E] know it's hard to find a good old [B] barlow knife.
[E] I'd love to throw computers [B] out the window.
And go [F#] back to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
In his thirties he [F#] tried [B] to give up farming.
[E] Sold electric power [B] door to door.
[E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a Terminato.
After he got back in forty [F#]-four.
[B] His words and [F#] hands were [B] stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
[E] Then every year when we [B] brought in the harvest.
Well Grandpa [F#m] always knew [B] just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things got [B] so complicated.
You know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old ramble knife.
[E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window.
And go back [F#] to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
[E] [B]
He could fix anything with bail and wire duct tape.
[E]
He called them God's [B] essential key.
[E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter [F#] Cronkite's evening news.
[B] He only had an eighth grade education.
[E]
No diploma [B] hanging just for show.
[E] But Wade came to [B] teach and teach a lesson.
He will always be the smartest man I know.
[E] And I wonder how things got so [B] complicated.
[E] If I could hear his [B] fiddle play tonight.
[E] I'd throw my computer out [B] the window.
And go back to Grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd just [B] go back to my Grandpa's way of life.
Key:
B
E
F#
D#
G
B
E
F#
I always like to ask this, has anybody in this room ever been [D#] frustrated by a computer or a cell phone?
Anybody had those frustrations?
Oh look, I could have taken a hamper to mine many times, [B] I guarantee.
So [G] folks, we hope you like it and we're so proud of this song.
This was the song that was released off the new No Borders [D#] CD.
It was the first song that was released and it went to the number one spot this past [B] February.
So we're real proud of that on the National Bluegrass Chart.
Here's one called Grandpa's Way of Life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He drank his [F#] coffee [B] from a saucer.
_ [E] Brought his smokes from [B] an old tin can.
He [E] could play Sally Goodman [B] on the fiddle. _ _ _
Yeah, he was Grandma's [F#] kind of man.
_ [B] Spent six days a week behind the plow.
_ _ [E] _
Turning acres [B] into rows.
_ [E] Yeah, he'd even get up [B] early Sunday morning.
_ And put on his only Sunday clothes.
_ [E] And I wonder how things got so [G#m] [B] complicated.
You [E] know it's hard to find a good old [B] barlow knife.
[E] I'd love to throw computers [B] out the window.
_ And go [F#] back to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In his thirties he [F#] tried [B] to give up farming.
_ _ [E] Sold electric power [B] door to door.
_ _ [E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a Terminato.
_ After he got back in forty [F#]-four.
_ [B] His words and [F#] hands were [B] stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
_ [E] Then every year when we [B] brought in the harvest.
Well Grandpa [F#m] always knew [B] just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things got [B] so complicated.
You know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old ramble knife.
_ [E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window.
And go back [F#] to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He could fix anything with bail and wire duct tape.
_ [E]
He called them God's [B] essential key.
_ [E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter [F#] Cronkite's evening news.
[B] He only had an eighth grade education.
_ _ [E]
No diploma [B] hanging just for show.
[E] But Wade came to [B] teach and teach a lesson.
_ He will always be the smartest man I know.
_ [E] And I wonder how things got so [B] complicated.
_ [E] If I could hear his [B] fiddle play tonight.
_ [E] I'd throw my computer out [B] the window.
And go back to Grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd just [B] go back to my Grandpa's way of life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Anybody had those frustrations?
Oh look, I could have taken a hamper to mine many times, [B] I guarantee.
So [G] folks, we hope you like it and we're so proud of this song.
This was the song that was released off the new No Borders [D#] CD.
It was the first song that was released and it went to the number one spot this past [B] February.
So we're real proud of that on the National Bluegrass Chart.
Here's one called Grandpa's Way of Life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He drank his [F#] coffee [B] from a saucer.
_ [E] Brought his smokes from [B] an old tin can.
He [E] could play Sally Goodman [B] on the fiddle. _ _ _
Yeah, he was Grandma's [F#] kind of man.
_ [B] Spent six days a week behind the plow.
_ _ [E] _
Turning acres [B] into rows.
_ [E] Yeah, he'd even get up [B] early Sunday morning.
_ And put on his only Sunday clothes.
_ [E] And I wonder how things got so [G#m] [B] complicated.
You [E] know it's hard to find a good old [B] barlow knife.
[E] I'd love to throw computers [B] out the window.
_ And go [F#] back to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In his thirties he [F#] tried [B] to give up farming.
_ _ [E] Sold electric power [B] door to door.
_ _ [E] He swore he'd never buy [B] a Terminato.
_ After he got back in forty [F#]-four.
_ [B] His words and [F#] hands were [B] stronger than iron.
Yeah, [E] son you can take that to [B] the bank.
_ [E] Then every year when we [B] brought in the harvest.
Well Grandpa [F#m] always knew [B] just who to thank.
And [E] I wonder how things got [B] so complicated.
You know [E] it's hard to find a good [B] old ramble knife.
_ [E] I'd love to throw cell [B] phones out the window.
And go back [F#] to [B] Grandpa's way of life.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He could fix anything with bail and wire duct tape.
_ [E]
He called them God's [B] essential key.
_ [E] He never had much use [B] for the TV.
All except for Walter [F#] Cronkite's evening news.
[B] He only had an eighth grade education.
_ _ [E]
No diploma [B] hanging just for show.
[E] But Wade came to [B] teach and teach a lesson.
_ He will always be the smartest man I know.
_ [E] And I wonder how things got so [B] complicated.
_ [E] If I could hear his [B] fiddle play tonight.
_ [E] I'd throw my computer out [B] the window.
And go back to Grandpa's way of life.
[E] I'd just [B] go back to my Grandpa's way of life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _