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I'm My Own Grandpa chords by
Phil Harris
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Key: F major•
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I met a guy today

I knew years ago when he was 23

and he was married to a widow
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who was as pretty as could be.

Now this widow had a grown -up
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daughter
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who had beautiful hair of red

and this guy's father fell

in love with her
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and soon the two were wed.
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Now this made the guy's dad his

son -in -law
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and changed his very life

for his daughter was his mother
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cause she was his father's wife.
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Now to complicate the matter
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even though it brought him joy
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he soon became the father
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of a bouncing baby boy.
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Now, his little baby then became
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a brother -in -law to his dad.

And so became his uncle.
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And though that made him very sad,
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for if the baby was his uncle,

then that also made him brother
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of the widow's grown -up daughter,
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who, of course, was his stepmother.

He's his own grandpa.
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Now, you're catching on.
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He's his own grandpa.

Well, naturally.
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It sounds funny, I know.
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But really, it's so.
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He's his own grandpa.
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But wait a minute, get

a load of this.

Now his father's wife then had a son
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who kept him on the run.

So he became his grandchild,
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for he was his daughter's son.
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His wife is now his mother's mother.
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And of course, that makes him blue,

because although she's his wife,
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she's his grandmother too.
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He's his own grandpa.
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Fun in the living room.
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He's his own grandpa.
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Absolutely.
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It sounds funny, I know.
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But really, it's so.
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He's his own grandpa.
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Yeah, but look, get the payoff.

Now, if his wife is his grandmother,

then he is her grandchild.

And every time the guy thinks of it,
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it nearly drives him wild.
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For now, he has become
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the strangest case you ever saw.

As husband of his grandmother,
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he's his own grandpa.
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He's his own grandpa.
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And loving every minute.
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He's his own grandpa.
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Oh, tell me more.
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It sounds funny, I know.
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But really, it's so.
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He's his own grandpa.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • A

  • G

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I'm My Own Grandpa by Phil Harris is F major.

The primary chords used in I'm My Own Grandpa are F, Dm, G, C, Bb, Abdim.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, G, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I'm My Own Grandpa is approximately 67 beats per minute.

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