Grandpa Was A Carpenter chords by
John Prine

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Key: B major•

Verse 1

B

B

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Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner

E

E

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Nearly every day

B

B

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No particular reason

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F#

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He just dressed that way

Verse 2

B

B

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Brown necktie and a matching vest

E

E

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Both his wingtip shoes

B

B

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He built a closet on our back porch

F#

F#

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And put a penny in a burned-out fuse

B

B

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fuse

Verse 3

E

E

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Grandpa was a carpenter

B

B

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He built houses, stores and banks

E

E

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B

B

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes

F#

F#

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And hammered nails in planks

B

B

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He was level on the level

E

E

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And shaved even every door

B

B

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And voted for Eisenhower 'cause

F#

F#

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Lincoln won the war

Interlude 1

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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F#

F#

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B

B

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Verse 4

B

B

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Well, he used to sing me

"Blood On The Saddle"

E

E

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And rock me on his knee

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B

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And let me listen to the radio

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Before we got T.V.

Verse 5

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B

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Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday

E

E

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And he'd take me with him too!

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B

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Stained glass in every window

F#

F#

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B

B

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Hearing aids in every pew

Verse 6

E

E

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Grandpa was a carpenter

B

B

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He built houses, stores and banks

E

E

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B

B

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes

F#

F#

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And hammered nails in planks

B

B

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He was level on the level

E

E

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And shaved even every door

B

B

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He voted for Eisenhower 'cause

F#

F#

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Lincoln won the war

Interlude 2

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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F#

F#

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B

B

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Verse 7

B

B

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Now my grandma was a teacher

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E

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Went to school in Bowling Green

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B

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Traded in a milking cow

Verse 8

For a Singer sewing machine

F#

F#

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Well,

B

B

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she called her husband "Mister"

E

E

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And walked real tall and proud

B

B

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And used to buy me comic books

F#

F#

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B

B

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After grandpa died

Verse 9

E

E

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Grandpa was a carpenter

B

B

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He built houses, stores and banks

E

E

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B

B

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Chain-smoked Camel Camel cigarettes

F#

F#

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And hammered nails in planks

B

B

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He was level on the level

E

E

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And shaved even every door

B

B

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And voted for Eisenhower

F#

F#

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'cause Lincoln won the war

B

B

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