Chords for Irish Rovers-Old Rocking Chair

[A] You know, I was just thinking the [D] other day, the Rovers have always had tons [G#m] of songs about drinking [C#m] and wenching and tearing away,
songs of rough life, and [G#] mind you, we've always had hundreds of [A] songs for children as well,
[E] and we never ever had a song, oh we had songs about fine thoroughbred Irish racehorses and fast [Dm] dogs,
but we never ever had a song for grannies.
And you [E] know, if you think about it, [A#] grannies are a very important part of growing [G] up, they are.
Especially if you have a bad-tempered mother like I [A#] have.
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You know, grannies were always a safe refuge in the storm.
Help me granny, help me!
Oh, help me granny.
They were always good to run to, so I thought I'd better dedicate and find a [A] little song for all the grannies.
[C#] So tonight, this is [D] for you, grannies.
I [Dm] never had a granny.
_ _ _ [C#] Poor people.
We were too [N] poor. _
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_ _ _ But we had two fast dogs. _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] It's a little song called Grandmother's Old [A] Rocking Chair.
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_ _ _ Well, a courted year old grandma's son, [D] a long, long [A] time ago,
[B] Anna said that she was the fairest [E] of them [Bm] all.
[E] _ [G#] [A] Anna told her that I loved her, [D] Anna wanted her for mine,
Anna wrote it [E] all along the [A] factory wall.
_ Now she gave me six fine sons, [D] and your father [A] he was one,
[B] And she kept our home together, [E] and of favorites she had none.
[A] But the war it cut the family down [D] to less than [A] half its size,
[D] Anna watched your [E] grandma aging [C#m] right before me [A] very eyes.
She was funny, she was fair, [D] and we made [A] a lovely pair.
[D] I'd give all the [E] world to see her [A] in the old rocking chair. _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ Now an angel called on us one night [D] to take your [A] gran away,
[B] Anna just had time to comb [E] and plait her hair.
_ [C#m] [A] And in the lonely times did face me, [D] and it nearly [A] broke me heart,
[D] Nobody [E] else could [A] fill that rocking chair.
_ She was funny, she was fair, [D] and we made a [A] lovely pair.
[D] I'd give all the [E] world to see her [A] in the old rocking chair. _ _
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So now I climb the stairs at night [D] by the flicker of [A] candlelight,
[B] And I look upon Miss Shadow [E] on the wall,
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[A] And I can still remember when [D] that shadow once [A] was two,
[D] And beside [E] me stood the [A] fairest of them all.
So now I lay me down to sleep, [D] I pine for [A] my sweet lass,
[B] Oh I wish that things were like they [E] used to be,
_ [A] And I hope your grandma hears me voice [D] and tells the Lord of I,
To send an [E] angel down to [A] call on me.
_ She was funny, she was [D] fair, and we made [A] a lovely pair.
[D] I'd give all the [E] world to see her [A] in the old rocking chair.
She was funny, she was fair, [D] and we made a [A] lovely pair.
[D] I'd give all the [E] world to see her [A] in the old rocking chair. _ _
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