The Great Grandfather
The Great Grandfather

The Great Grandfather easy guitar chords by Bo Diddley

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    The great 
    grand- 
    pappy 

    when 
    the 
    land 
    was 
    young 

    Barred 
    his 
    do' 
    wit' 
    wagon 
    tongue 

    Ooo
    h- 
    ho- 
    ho- 
    ho- 
    ho 

    When the 
    times 
    got 
    tough 

    and 
    redskins 
    smart 

    Said 
    his 
    prayers 
    with 

    his shotgun 
    cocked 

    Oh- oh- 
    oh, 
    whoa- ooh- 

    Verse 2
    ooh- 
    ooh, oh- whoa- 
    oh 


    The 
    great 
    grand- 
    pappy 

    was 
    a busy 
    man 

    Cooked 
    his 
    grub 
    in 
    fryin' 
    pan 

    Picked 
    his 
    teeth 
    with 
    huntin' 
    knife 

    He 
    wore 
    the same 
    suit 
    all- 
    his 
    life 

    Oh- 
    oh, 
    ooo- oh- ooo, 

    ooo- 

    ooo 

    A- ay- oh 

    Verse 3

    (Guitar & piano) 

    Twenty- 
    one 
    children, 
    came 
    to 
    be 
    blessed 

    The 
    old 
    man's 
    house 
    in 
    the 
    wilderness 

    Oh- 
    oh- oh 

    Oh- oh- a- 
    whoa- oh 

    Doubt 
    his 
    story 
    if 
    you 
    can 

    The 
    great 
    grand- 
    pappy 
    was 

    busy 
    man 

    Verse 4
    Ooh- ooh- ooh- ooh 


    Oh- 
    hoo! (ah- hoo) 

    Ooow 

    FADES- 

    Whoa- ooh- 
    a- ooo. 


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