Grandpa Was A Carpenter chords by
John Prine
John Prine

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Key: B major
Verse 1
G
G

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Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner
C
C

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Nearly every day
G
G

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No particular reason
D
D

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He just dressed that way
Verse 2
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G

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Brown necktie and a matching vest
C
C

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Both his wingtip shoes
G
G

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He built a closet on our back porch
D
D

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And put a penny in a burned-out fuse
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G

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fuse
Verse 3
C
C

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Grandpa was a carpenter
G
G

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He built houses, stores and banks
C
C

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G
G

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes
D
D

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And hammered nails in planks
G
G

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He was level on the level
C
C

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And shaved even every door
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G

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And voted for Eisenhower 'cause
D
D

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Lincoln won the war
Interlude 1
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G

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C
C

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G
G

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D
D

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G
G

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Verse 4
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G

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Well, he used to sing me
"Blood On The Saddle"
C
C

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And rock me on his knee
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G

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And let me listen to the radio
D
D

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Before we got T.V.
Verse 5
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G

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Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday
C
C

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And he'd take me with him too!
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G

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Stained glass in every window
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G
G

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Hearing aids in every pew
Verse 6
C
C

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Grandpa was a carpenter
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G

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He built houses, stores and banks
C
C

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G
G

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes
D
D

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And hammered nails in planks
G
G

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He was level on the level
C
C

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And shaved even every door
G
G

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He voted for Eisenhower 'cause
D
D

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Lincoln won the war
Interlude 2
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G

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C
C

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G
G

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D
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G
G

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Verse 7
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G

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Now my grandma was a teacher
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Went to school in Bowling Green
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G

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Traded in a milking cow
Verse 8
For a Singer sewing machine
D
D

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Well,
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she called her husband "Mister"
C
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And walked real tall and proud
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G

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And used to buy me comic books
D
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G
G

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After grandpa died
Verse 9
C
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Grandpa was a carpenter
G
G

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He built houses, stores and banks
C
C

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G
G

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes
D
D

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And hammered nails in planks
G
G

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He was level on the level
C
C

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And shaved even every door
G
G

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And voted for Eisenhower
D
D

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'cause Lincoln won the war
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D