Grandma Plays The Numbers Chords by Wynonie Harris

Tempo:
78.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Cm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wynonie Harris - Grandma Plays The Numbers chords
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[Eb] [D] [Eb] [G] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] Say, [F] Wynoni, I was by your house last night, and guess what happened?
What happened, mon?
Your [Bb] grandma [D] was playing the [Ab] number.
Well, you just find [Gm] that out?
Well, what do you know, hmm?
[F]
[G] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we did.
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Now [F] we know.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] We [Ab] found out [Gm] that Grandma [Dm] plays [Bb] the numbers.
[F]
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we did.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Eb] She couldn't keep [F] it hidden.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know [C] that Grandma [Eb] plays [Bb] the numbers.
[Fm] Thinks about them every day.
[Bbm] Dreams about them every night.
[C] Gets up [Am] early in the [E] morning.
[F] See that her numbers comes out just right.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Yes, we [F] know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Bless her [F] soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know that [Gm] Grandma [Dm] plays [G] the numbers.
[Bb] [D]
[G] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
We found out.
[Cm] Yes, we [F] know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Bless her [F] soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we know [Em] that Grandma [A] plays [Bb] the numbers.
[A]
[Bb] We found [B] out.
[Cm] Yes, oh [F] yes.
[Bb] We [B] found out.
[Eb] We [F] found out.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know [Gm] that Grandma [Cm] plays [Bb] the numbers.
She's at the fruit stand every day, [Bbm] buys bananas by the bunch.
[E] She looks at all the price tags, [F] that's why she gets her hunch.
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Left [F] her soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now [Ab] we know [E] that Grandma [Cm] [Bb] plays the numbers.
[Gm] [Db] [Cm] [Bb] Hey Grandma, did you get your [Gm] numbers in yet?
Well, a [Db] second did, son.
[G] Well, what did you play?
Three, six, nine.
Well, [G] what do you know?
[Bb] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Wynonie Harris - Grandma Plays The Numbers chords, practice playing F, Bb, Cm, F, Bb, Eb, Bm and Cm in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 39 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 78 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Eb] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Bb] Say, [F] Wynoni, I was by your house last night, and guess what happened?
What happened, mon?
Your [Bb] grandma [D] was playing the [Ab] number.
Well, you just find [Gm] that out?
Well, what do you know, hmm?
[F]
[G] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we did.
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Now [F] we know.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] We [Ab] found out [Gm] that Grandma [Dm] plays [Bb] the numbers.
[F]
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we did.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Eb] She couldn't keep [F] it hidden.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know [C] that Grandma [Eb] plays [Bb] the numbers. _
[Fm] Thinks about them every day.
[Bbm] Dreams about them every night.
[C] Gets up [Am] early in the [E] morning.
[F] See that her numbers comes out just right.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Yes, we [F] know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Bless her [F] soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know that [Gm] Grandma [Dm] plays [G] the numbers. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
We found out.
[Cm] Yes, we [F] know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Bless her [F] soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we know [Em] that Grandma [A] plays [Bb] the numbers.
[A]
[Bb] We found [B] out.
[Cm] Yes, oh [F] yes.
[Bb] We [B] found out.
[Eb] We [F] found out.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now we [Ab] know [Gm] that Grandma [Cm] plays [Bb] the numbers.
She's at the fruit stand every day, [Bbm] buys bananas by the bunch.
[E] She looks at all the price tags, [F] that's why she gets her hunch.
[Bb] We found out.
[Cm] Yes, [F] we know.
[Bb] We [Bm] found out.
[Cm] Left [F] her soul.
[Bb] We found out.
[Eb] Now [Ab] we know [E] that Grandma [Cm] [Bb] plays the numbers.
[Gm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Hey Grandma, did you get your [Gm] numbers in yet?
Well, a [Db] second did, son.
[G] Well, what did you play?
Three, six, nine.
Well, [G] what do you know?
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Walkin’ to Fashioned Love, Pt.2 album.

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