Grandma Told Grandpa chords by Lightnin' Hopkins

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 (E major) Grandma told  (E minor) grandpa,
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (A major) lovin' between us is  (E minor) sure true  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Grand (E minor) ma  told  (A major) grandpa,
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 (A minor)  (A major) lovin' between us is sure true  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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Whoa, grand (B major) pa said, "If
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you love me,  (A major) 
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little girl, I hope to  (E minor) die that I sure love you"  (E major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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She woke up one  (E major) mornin' and the sun was  (E minor) shinin',
made her think way back
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And  (E major) daddy began to,  (A major) 
he began to laugh,
because that was the sun shinin' that
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he was laughin'  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
And boy, I tell ya,
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it made me  (A major) feel pretty good.  (E minor) 
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The  (A major) old man then got on  (E minor) his feet now,
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he  (E major) said,  (B major) 
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 (E minor) "I don't have to pick no cotton,
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I'm so glad I don't have to pull  (E minor) no corn  (E major) 
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 (E minor) Whoa,  (E major)  (A major) Lord, have mercy
So glad I don't have to pull
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 (D major) no corn"  (E minor)  (A minor)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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He  (A major) said, "If I see a  (B major) mule run away with the world,
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Lightnin, I'm just gonna tell him to  (E minor) go head on"  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (E major) Whoa, yeah,  (A major)  (E major) one more  (B major) time