Grandpa Was A Carpenter

Grandpa Was A Carpenter easy guitar chords by John Prine

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  • Verse 1
    Oh, 
    grandpa 
    wore 
    his 
    suit 
    to 
    dinner 

    Nearly 
    every 
    day 

    No 
    particular 
    reason 

    He 
    just 
    dressed 
    that 
    way 

    Verse 2
    Brown 
    necktie 
    and 
    matching 
    vest 

    Both 
    his 
    wingtip shoes 

    He 
    built 
    a closet 
    on 
    our 
    back 
    porch 

    And 
    put 
    a penny 
    in 
    burned-out 
    fuse 

    fuse 

    Verse 3
    Grandpa 
    was 
    carpenter 

    He 
    built 
    houses, 
    stores 
    and 
    banks 

    Chain-s
    moked 
    Camel 
    Camel 
    ci
    garettes 

    And 
    hammered 
    nails 
    in 
    planks 

    He 
    was 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level 

    And shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    And 
    voted 
    for 
    Eisen
    hower 
    'cause 

    Lincoln 
    won 
    the war 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 4
    Well, 
    he 
    used 
    to sing 
    me 

    "Blood 
    On 
    The Saddle" 

    And 
    rock 
    me 
    on 
    his 
    knee 

    And 
    let 
    me 
    listen 
    to 
    the radio 

    Before 
    we 
    got 
    T.V. 

    Verse 5
    Well, 
    he'd 
    drive 
    to church 
    on 
    Sunday 

    And 
    he'd 
    take 
    me 
    with 
    him 
    too! 

    Stained 
    glass 
    in 
    every 
    window 

    Hearing 
    aids 
    in 
    every 
    pew 

    Verse 6
    Grandpa 
    was 
    carpenter 

    He 
    built 
    houses, 
    stores 
    and 
    banks 

    Chain-s
    moked 
    Camel 
    Camel 
    ci
    garettes 

    And 
    hammered 
    nails 
    in 
    planks 

    He 
    was 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level 

    And 
    shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    He 
    voted 
    for 
    Eisen
    hower 
    'cause 

    Lincoln 
    won 
    the war 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 7
    Now 
    my grandma 
    was 
    a teacher 

    Went 
    to school 
    in 
    Bowling 
    Green 

    Traded 
    in 
    milking 
    cow 

    Verse 8
    For 
    a Singer 
    sewing 
    machine 

    Well, 

    she called 
    her husband 
    "Mister" 

    And 
    walked 
    real 
    tall 
    and 
    proud 

    And 
    used 
    to 
    buy 
    me 
    comic 
    books 

    After 
    grandpa 
    died 

    Verse 9
    Grandpa 
    was 
    carpenter 

    He 
    built 
    houses, 
    stores 
    and 
    banks 

    Chain-s
    moked 
    Camel 
    Camel 
    ci
    garettes 

    And 
    hammered 
    nails 
    in 
    planks 

    He 
    was 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level 

    And 
    shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    And 
    voted 
    for 
    Eisen
    hower 

    'cause 
    Lincoln 
    won 
    the 
    war 


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