Chords for Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (BBC In Concert, May 11, 1974)
Tempo:
143.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Grandma's hand clapped in church on Sunday morning.
Grandma's hands played [B] the tambourine so well.
[Em] Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning.
[B] And she'd say, [A] Billy, don't you run so [B] fast.
Might fall [A] on a piece of glass.
[B] Might [A] be snakes there in that [Em] grass.
Grandma's [F#m] hands, [Em]
eyes in grandma's hands,
sued the local unwed mother.
[G]
[D] [Em] Grandma's hands used [B] to ache sometimes and swell.
Oh, [G] [Em] grandma's hands used to [A] lift her [Em] face
and tell her she'd [E] see.
Baby, [A] grandma understands [B] that you [Cm] really [A] love that [B] man.
Put yourself [F#m] in Jesus'
[Em] hands.
Grandma's hands, eyes [G] in grandma's hands,
used to [F#m] hand [Em] me a piece of candy.
[G]
[Em] Grandma's hands [A#] picked [B] me up each time I fell.
[Em] Oh, grandma's hands, boy, they [A] really [Em] came in handy.
She'd [B] say, Matty, don't you [A] whip that boy.
[B] What you [A] want to spank him [B] for?
He didn't [A] drop no apple [F] core.
But I [B] don't have grandma [A] anymore.
[B] If I get to [A] heaven, I'll look [G] for [Em] grandma's hands.
Mm-hmm.
Grandma's hand clapped in church on Sunday morning.
Grandma's hands played [B] the tambourine so well.
[Em] Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning.
[B] And she'd say, [A] Billy, don't you run so [B] fast.
Might fall [A] on a piece of glass.
[B] Might [A] be snakes there in that [Em] grass.
Grandma's [F#m] hands, [Em]
eyes in grandma's hands,
sued the local unwed mother.
[G]
[D] [Em] Grandma's hands used [B] to ache sometimes and swell.
Oh, [G] [Em] grandma's hands used to [A] lift her [Em] face
and tell her she'd [E] see.
Baby, [A] grandma understands [B] that you [Cm] really [A] love that [B] man.
Put yourself [F#m] in Jesus'
[Em] hands.
Grandma's hands, eyes [G] in grandma's hands,
used to [F#m] hand [Em] me a piece of candy.
[G]
[Em] Grandma's hands [A#] picked [B] me up each time I fell.
[Em] Oh, grandma's hands, boy, they [A] really [Em] came in handy.
She'd [B] say, Matty, don't you [A] whip that boy.
[B] What you [A] want to spank him [B] for?
He didn't [A] drop no apple [F] core.
But I [B] don't have grandma [A] anymore.
[B] If I get to [A] heaven, I'll look [G] for [Em] grandma's hands.
Mm-hmm.
Key:
Em
B
A
G
F#m
Em
B
A
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ Mm-hmm, _ _ _ _ _ mm-hmm, _ _ _ _ _ mm-hmm, _ _ _ _ _ mm-hmm.
_ _ _ Grandma's hand clapped in church on Sunday morning.
_ _ _ _ Grandma's hands played [B] the _ tambourine so well.
[Em] _ _ _ Grandma's hands _ used to issue out a warning.
[B] And she'd say, _ [A] Billy, don't you run so [B] fast.
Might fall [A] on a piece of glass.
[B] _ _ Might [A] be snakes there in that [Em] grass.
_ _ _ Grandma's _ [F#m] hands, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
eyes in _ _ grandma's hands, _
sued the local _ unwed mother.
[G] _
_ _ [D] [Em] Grandma's hands used [B] to ache sometimes and swell.
Oh, [G] _ _ [Em] _ grandma's hands _ used to [A] lift her [Em] face
and tell her she'd [E] see.
_ Baby, [A] grandma _ understands [B] _ _ that you [Cm] really [A] love that [B] man.
_ Put yourself [F#m] in Jesus' _
[Em] hands.
_ _ _ Grandma's hands, _ _ _ _ eyes [G] in _ grandma's hands,
used to [F#m] hand [Em] me a piece of candy.
[G] _
_ _ [Em] Grandma's hands [A#] picked [B] me up each time I fell.
[Em] Oh, _ grandma's hands, _ boy, they [A] really [Em] came in handy.
She'd [B] say, _ Matty, don't you [A] whip that boy.
[B] _ _ What you [A] want to spank him [B] for?
He didn't [A] drop no apple [F] core.
But I [B] don't have grandma [A] _ anymore.
_ [B] If I get to [A] heaven, I'll look [G] for [Em] _ _ _ grandma's _ hands.
_ _ _ _ Mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Grandma's hand clapped in church on Sunday morning.
_ _ _ _ Grandma's hands played [B] the _ tambourine so well.
[Em] _ _ _ Grandma's hands _ used to issue out a warning.
[B] And she'd say, _ [A] Billy, don't you run so [B] fast.
Might fall [A] on a piece of glass.
[B] _ _ Might [A] be snakes there in that [Em] grass.
_ _ _ Grandma's _ [F#m] hands, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
eyes in _ _ grandma's hands, _
sued the local _ unwed mother.
[G] _
_ _ [D] [Em] Grandma's hands used [B] to ache sometimes and swell.
Oh, [G] _ _ [Em] _ grandma's hands _ used to [A] lift her [Em] face
and tell her she'd [E] see.
_ Baby, [A] grandma _ understands [B] _ _ that you [Cm] really [A] love that [B] man.
_ Put yourself [F#m] in Jesus' _
[Em] hands.
_ _ _ Grandma's hands, _ _ _ _ eyes [G] in _ grandma's hands,
used to [F#m] hand [Em] me a piece of candy.
[G] _
_ _ [Em] Grandma's hands [A#] picked [B] me up each time I fell.
[Em] Oh, _ grandma's hands, _ boy, they [A] really [Em] came in handy.
She'd [B] say, _ Matty, don't you [A] whip that boy.
[B] _ _ What you [A] want to spank him [B] for?
He didn't [A] drop no apple [F] core.
But I [B] don't have grandma [A] _ anymore.
_ [B] If I get to [A] heaven, I'll look [G] for [Em] _ _ _ grandma's _ hands.
_ _ _ _ Mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _