Grandpa Was A Carpenter chords by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Key: B major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Grandpa wore his
suit to dinner nearly every day
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No particular reason,
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he just dressed that way
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Brown necktie and a matching
vest and both his wingtip shoes
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He built a closet on a high -back porch and
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put a penny in a burned -out fuse
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Grandpa was a carpenter,
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he built houses, stores, and banks
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He chained, camels, cigarettes,
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and hammered nails and planks
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He was a little on the level,
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he shaved even every door
Bullet for
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Eisenhower
Cause
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Winkler won the war
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Well he used to sing me
Blood on the
Sabbath
And rock me on his knee
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And let me listen to the radio
Before we got to bed
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Well he tried the church on
Sunday
And he'd take me with him too
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Stained glass in every window,
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Ironate in every key.
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Your grandpa was a carpenter,
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He built houses, stores, and banks.
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Chains  smoked chemo cigarettes,
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And hammered nails and planks.
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He was a level on the level,
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Shaved even every door.
No need for
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Eisenhower,
Cause
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Lincoln wouldn't war.
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Well, my grandma was a teacher,
she went to school in
Bowling
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Green
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Traded in her milk and cow for
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a sewing machine
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Well, she called her husband a mister,
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and she walked real tall in pride
She used to buy me com
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ic books after
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Grandpa died
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Grandpa was a carpenter,
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he built houses, stores, and banks
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James smoked candles, cigarettes,
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and hammered nails and planks
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He would level on the level,
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he shaved even every door
And voted for
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Eisenhower, called
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Lincoln one to war
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Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses,
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stores, and banks
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Chainsmoked camels, cigarettes,
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and hammered nails and planks
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He worked level on the level,
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he shaved even every door
And voted for
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Eisenhower, called
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Lincoln one to war
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And voted for
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Eisenhower, called
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Lincoln one to war
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