Grandpa Told Me So - Kenny Chesney ( Lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
121.05 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] If you don't get in the water, you're never gonna learn to [B] swim.
[F#] He said a snake is just as scared of you as you are [B] of him.
[F#] .
He [D#m] could tell by the move and the [C#] fish it bite.
Seems [F#] there was nothing that he didn't [B] know.
.
As a kid I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
[F#] He told Daddy in the letter he had my [B] first car.
I thought [F#] I was really something, but Becky Thompson broke [B] my heart.
[C#].
That [D#m] first taste of love nearly [C#] did me in.
Getting [F#] over her was [B] slow, and I knew someday I would.
[C#] Cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
.
And I [B] lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] I promised him I wouldn't cry when it was his [B] time to leave.
.
[F#] That's the only promise I made him I couldn't keep.
[B] .
[D#m] He smiled from his bed and [C#] said we'll meet again [F#] somewhere down [B] the road.
And I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
[F#] And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
Yeah, [B] and I still believe, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
I still [B] .
believe.
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
I still [B] believe.
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] If you don't get in the water, you're never gonna learn to [B] swim.
[F#] He said a snake is just as scared of you as you are [B] of him.
[F#] .
He [D#m] could tell by the move and the [C#] fish it bite.
Seems [F#] there was nothing that he didn't [B] know.
.
As a kid I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
[F#] He told Daddy in the letter he had my [B] first car.
I thought [F#] I was really something, but Becky Thompson broke [B] my heart.
[C#].
That [D#m] first taste of love nearly [C#] did me in.
Getting [F#] over her was [B] slow, and I knew someday I would.
[C#] Cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
.
And I [B] lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] I promised him I wouldn't cry when it was his [B] time to leave.
.
[F#] That's the only promise I made him I couldn't keep.
[B] .
[D#m] He smiled from his bed and [C#] said we'll meet again [F#] somewhere down [B] the road.
And I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
[F#] And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
Yeah, [B] and I still believe, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
.
[B] .
Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
I still [B] .
believe.
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
[B] .
Grandpa told [F#] me so.
.
I still [B] believe.
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] .
Key:
F#
B
C#
D#m
F#
B
C#
D#m
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] If you don't get in the water, you're never gonna learn to [B] swim.
_ _ _ [F#] He said a snake is just as scared of you as you are [B] of him.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ .
He [D#m] could tell by the move and the [C#] fish it bite.
Seems [F#] there was nothing that he didn't [B] know.
_ .
As a kid I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] He told Daddy in the letter he had my [B] first car.
_ _ _ I thought [F#] I was really something, but Becky Thompson broke [B] my heart.
_ _ _ _ [C#].
That [D#m] first taste of love nearly [C#] did me in.
Getting [F#] over her was [B] slow, _ and I knew someday I would.
[C#] Cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
_ .
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ _ _ .
And I [B] lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] I promised him I wouldn't cry when it was his [B] time to leave.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] That's the only promise I made him I couldn't keep.
[B] _ _ _ _ .
[D#m] He smiled from his bed and [C#] said we'll meet again [F#] somewhere down [B] the road.
_ _ _ _ And I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
_ There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ [F#] _ And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ .
_ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ _ And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ Yeah, [B] and I still believe, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ .
_ _ I still [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ believe.
[F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ I still [B] _ believe.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] If you don't get in the water, you're never gonna learn to [B] swim.
_ _ _ [F#] He said a snake is just as scared of you as you are [B] of him.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ .
He [D#m] could tell by the move and the [C#] fish it bite.
Seems [F#] there was nothing that he didn't [B] know.
_ .
As a kid I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] He told Daddy in the letter he had my [B] first car.
_ _ _ I thought [F#] I was really something, but Becky Thompson broke [B] my heart.
_ _ _ _ [C#].
That [D#m] first taste of love nearly [C#] did me in.
Getting [F#] over her was [B] slow, _ and I knew someday I would.
[C#] Cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
_ .
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ _ _ .
And I [B] lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] I promised him I wouldn't cry when it was his [B] time to leave.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] That's the only promise I made him I couldn't keep.
[B] _ _ _ _ .
[D#m] He smiled from his bed and [C#] said we'll meet again [F#] somewhere down [B] the road.
_ _ _ _ And I believed, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
_ There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ [F#] _ And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ .
_ _ _ He said [B] life is made for you [F#] to live.
The [C#] best love is the love that [F#] you give.
There'll [B] be times when you wanna [C#] hold on, but you gotta [D#m] let go.
_ _ _ And [B] I lived by those words, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ Yeah, [B] and I still believe, [C#] cause Grandpa told me [F#] so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ .
_ _ I still [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ believe.
[F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ Grandpa told [F#] me so.
_ _ .
_ _ _ I still [B] _ believe.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .