Transcribed 1st December 2000, 10.53pm
GRANDAD
(Flowers - Pickett)
Chords used:
(Optional capo at first fret)
Eb: xx0232 Fm: 022000
Bb: x02220 F: 022100
Gm: 244333 F7: 020100
Cm: x24432 Bbsus4: x02230
Ab: 320033
Eb Bb (x2) Eb
Eb Gm Cm Bb
I've been sitting here all day, thinking,
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Same old grin ten years away, drinking,
Ab Bb Ab Bb
Now my days are gone, memories linger on,
Ab Fm Bb Bb7
Thoughts of when I was a boy.
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Penny farthings on the street, riding,
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Motor cars were funny things, frightening,
Ab Bb
Bowl and hoops and spinning tops,
Ab Bb
Andy Gretsels' lollypops,
Ab Fm Bb Bb
Comic cats, all different things,
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Eb Ab
But Grandad, Grandad, you're lovely,
F F7 Bbsus4 Bb
That's what we all think of you.
Eb Ab
Grandad, Grandad, you're lovely,
F F7 Bbsus4 Bb
That's what we all think of you.
Eb
Grandad, Grandad.
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Aeroplanes tied up with string, flying,
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Telephones and talking things, sighing,
Ab Bb Ab Bb
A radio and phonograph, Charlie Chaplin made us laugh,
Ab Fm Bb Bb7
Silently falling about.
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Familiar things I'll keep around, near me,
Eb Gm Cm Bb
Memories of my younger days, clearly,
Ab Bb Ab Bb
Now it's in my mind, everyday I find,
Ab Fm Bb Bb7
Thoughts of when I was a boy.
Eb Ab
But Grandad, Grandad, you're lovely,
F F7 Bbsus4 Bb
That's what we all think of you.
Eb Ab
Grandad, Grandad, you're lovely,
F F7 Bbsus4 Bb
That's what we all think of you.
Eb
Grandad, Grandad, Grandad, Grandad, Grandad, Grandad.
In the loving memory of Derrick Inman (4.5.24 - 12.1.96)
From your loving Grandson Shaun - may you be at peace with God
