Grandpa Was A Carpenter

Grandpa Was A Carpenter easy guitar chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1

    Grandpa 
    wore 
    his 

    suit 
    to 
    dinner nearly 
    every 
    day 

    No 
    particular 
    reas
    on, 

    he just 
    dressed 
    that 
    way 

    Brown 
    necktie 
    and 
    a matching 

    vest 
    and 
    both 
    his wingtip 
    shoes 

    He 
    built 
    a closet 
    on a 
    high -back 
    porch 
    and 

    put a 
    penny 
    in a 
    burned 
    -out 
    fuse 

    Grand
    pa 
    was 
    carpenter, 

    he built houses, 
    stores, 
    and 
    banks 

    He 
    chained, 
    camels, 
    cigarettes, 

    and hammered 
    nails 
    and 
    planks 

    He 
    was 
    a little 
    on 
    the 
    level, 

    he shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    Bullet 
    for 

    Eisen
    hower 

    Cause 

    Wink
    ler 
    won 
    the war 



    Well 
    he 
    used 
    to sing 
    me 

    Blood 
    on 
    the 

    Sabbath 

    And 
    rock 
    me 
    on 
    his knee 

    And 
    let me 
    listen 
    to the 
    radio 

    Before 
    we got 
    to 
    bed 

    Well 
    he 
    tried 
    the church 
    on 

    Sunday 

    And 
    he'd 
    take 
    me with 
    him 
    too 

    Stained 
    glass 
    in 
    every 
    win
    dow, 

    Iro
    nate 
    in 
    every 
    key. 

    Your 
    grandpa 
    was 
    carpenter, 

    He built 
    houses, 
    stores, 
    and 
    banks. 

    Chain
    smoked 
    chemo 
    ci
    garettes, 


    And hammered 
    nails 
    and 
    planks. 

    He was 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level, 

    Shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door. 

    No need 
    for 

    Eisen
    hower, 

    Cause 

    Lin
    coln 
    wouldn't 
    war. 



    Well, 
    my 
    grandma 
    was 
    teacher, 

    she 
    went 
    to 
    school 
    in 

    Bowling 

    Green 

    Traded 
    in 
    her 
    milk 
    and 
    cow 
    for 

    sewing 
    machine 

    Well, 
    she 
    called 
    her 
    husband 
    mister, 

    and 
    she 
    walked 
    real 
    tall 
    in 
    pride 

    She 
    used 
    to 
    buy 
    me 
    com

    ic 
    books 
    af
    ter 

    Grandpa 
    died 

    Grand
    pa 
    was 
    carpenter, 

    he built 
    houses, 
    stores, 
    and 
    banks 

    James 
    smoked 
    candles, 
    cigarettes, 

    and 
    hammered 
    nails 
    and 
    planks 

    He 
    would 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level, 

    he 
    shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    And 
    voted 
    for 

    Eisen
    hower, 
    called 

    Lin
    coln 
    one 
    to 
    war 




    Grand
    pa 
    was 
    carpenter, 
    he 
    built 
    houses, 

    stores, 
    and 
    banks 

    Chainsmoked 
    camels, 
    cigarettes, 

    and 
    hammered 
    nails 
    and 
    planks 

    He 
    worked 
    level 
    on 
    the 
    level, 

    he 
    shaved 
    even 
    every 
    door 

    And 
    voted 
    for 

    Eisen
    hower, 
    called 

    Lin
    coln 
    one 
    to 
    war 

    And 
    voted 
    for 

    Eisen
    hower, 
    called 

    Lincoln 
    one 
    to 
    war 

    You 

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