Grandaddy Chords & Lyrics - Judy Collins

CAPO: 6th Fret

[INTRO]
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]

[VERSE 1]
[F]Grandaddy look at the gypsies dancing [G]in the fire[Am]light
Burning [F]so bright[G]ly
How do they keep themselves [F]warm on such a [G]night?

[VERSE 2]
[F]See all the fiddlers twirling while he [G]plays his vio[Am]lin
Laughing and [F]shout[G]ing
Have you seen anything [F]like it in your [G]life?

[VERSE 3]
[Am]Grandma would scold and chide when we got [D]in
She'll [Am]wanna know what we've done and where we've [D]been
[G]Promise me you'll never [F]tell, you know your [G]secret's safe with [Am]me
I can be [F]trust[G]ed

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Wrap me up in your winter coat
[Dm]Wrap me up so [C]tight
[Bb]I never will feel the cold
[C]I'll be warm to[Dm]night____[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]

[VERSE 4]
[F]Can we go down to the railroad tracks and [G]watch the train go [Am]by?
Shining like [F]sil[G]ver
I hear the whistle, the [F]train is on it's [G]way

[VERSE 5]
[F]Hold me over your shoulder so that [G]I can see the [Am]light
Over the [F]pine [G]trees
How I would like to go [F]riding on that [G]train

[VERSE 6]
[Am]Tell me the story again about the time you went a[D]way
You [Am]went to Chicago, no one knew where you [D]were
[G]Why did you ever come [F]back here after [G]you had run a[Am]way?
I'm so glad you [F]did, [G]sir

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Wrap me up in your winter coat
[Dm]Wrap me up so [C]tight
[Bb]I never will feel the cold
[C]I'll be warm to[Dm]night____[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]

[VERSE 7]
[F]Grandaddy tell me the names of all the [G]stars up in the [Am]sky
Is there a [F]hea[G]ven?
Do you think there is a [F]life after we [G]die?

[VERSE 8]
[F]Why do some people have all the gold and [G]silver they can [Am]spend?
Others have [F]noth[G]ing
It isn't fair and I've always [F]wondered [G]why

[VERSE 9]
[Am]Can I hold the match while you light your [D]pipe?
I [Am]love the smell of tobacco in the [D]air
[G]Tell me again about [F]how it was be[G]fore I came to [Am]be
In the old [F]coun[G]try
[F]When you were young and you sailed upon the [G]sea

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Wrap me up in your winter coat
[Dm]Wrap me up so [C]tight
[Bb]I never will feel the cold
[C]I'll be warm to[Dm]night____[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]

[CHORUS]
[Bb]Wrap me up in your winter coat
[Dm]Wrap me up so [C]tight
[Bb]I never will feel the cold
[C]I'll be warm to[Dm]night____

I'll be safe tonight