Grandad chords by Norma O'Hara Murphy

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Verse 1
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Often think
about my granddad,
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though I didn't know him well
Seen some photos,
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heard some stories,
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that the older ones would tell
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Heard he was an Irish rebel,
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did his own thing all his life
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Known for being quite a devil,
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but loved his family,
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loved his wife
On the river Murray waters,
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fed his sons and all his daughters
Local lawmen call it slaughter,
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granddad called it fun
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Oh, Granddad built himself a cannon
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over twelve foot long
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The barrel, four hundred ducks
were on the table
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When Granddad fired that gun
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Yeah, when Granddad fired that gun,
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yeah
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Laid the cannon in the punt boat
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It became a sort of gun boat
Hoped like hell that it would float
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When Granddad fired that gun
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Oh, echoes sounded up the river
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You could hear it ring forever
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All the red gums used to shiver
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when Granddad fired that gun
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Yeah, when Granddad fired that gun, yeah
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Oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -oh
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Oh -oh -oh -oh -oh -o h -oh -oh
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Hiding from the local troopers,
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way he hid it wouldn't tell
They said, sir, we want your cannon.
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Granddad told them, tow to hell.
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Oh, Granddad built himself a cannon
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over twelve foot long.
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About four hundred ducks
were on the table
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when Granddad fired that gun.
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Yeah, when Granddad fired that gun,
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yeah.
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Ooooohhh...
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Oooohhh...
Oooohhh...
Oooooohhh...
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