Grandpa Was A Carpenter Chords by John Prine

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_ Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly [D] every day.
No [A] particular reason, he just [E] dressed that way.
[A] Brown necktie and a matching vest, both with [D] wingtip shoes.
He built a [A] closet on our back [E] porch and put a penny in [A] a burned-out shoe.
[D] Grandpa was a carpenter, built houses, [A] stores, and banks.
[D] _ [A] Chainsmoke, chemo, cigarettes, and hammered [E] nails in a plank.
[A] He was level on the level.
He shaved even [D] every door.
Voted [A] for Eisenhower, called [E] Lincoln [A] one of the worst.
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_ Well, he used to sing me Blood on the Sabbath and rock me [D] on his knee.
Let me [A] listen to the radio before we [E] got to eBay.
[A] Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me [D] with him too.
Stained glass in [A] every [E] window, he'd read me [A] every Jew.
[D] Grandpa was a carpenter, built houses, [A] stores, and banks.
[D] Chainsmoke, [A] chemo, cigarettes, and hammered [E] nails in a plank.
[A] He was level on the level.
He shaved even every [Bm] [D] door.
Voted [A] for Eisenhower, [E] called Lincoln [A] one of the worst.
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[A] _ [D] One of the worst.
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[A] _ _ _ Now my grandma was a teacher.
She went to school in [D] Bowling Green.
Traded [A] in a milk and cow for a singer [E] sewing machine.
[A] Well, she called her husband Mr.
And she walked real [D] tall in pride.
She used to buy [A] me comic [E] books after [A] Grandpa died.
[D] Grandpa was a carpenter, built houses, [A] stores, and banks.
[D] Chainsmoke, [A] chemo, cigarettes, and hammered [E] nails in a plank.
[A] He was level on the level.
He shaved even [D] every door.
Voted for [A] Eisenhower, [E] called Lincoln [A] one of the worst.
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