Grandmas Hands chords

[NOTE]
This song was written in the 1970s by Bill Withers. Mason Jar Music & Friends
covered it with Josh Garrels in 2013. Josh Garrels may have changed the lyrics of the
original song to some small extent (mainly dialectal changes).

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

[VERSE 1]
Gr[Am]andma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning
Gr[Am]andma's hands played the tambou[E]rine so well
Gr[Am]andma's hands used to issue out a warning
She'd say, "Ba[E]by, don't you [D]run so fast
Mi[E]ght fall on a pi[D]ece of glass
Mi[E]ght be snake there i[D]n that grass”
Gr[Am]andma's hands [Am]

[VERSE 2]
Gr[Am]andma's hands sooth the local unwed mother
Gr[Am]andma's hands used to ache some[E]time and swell
Gr[Am]andma's hands used to lift her face and tell her
She'd say, "B[E]aby, Grandma u[D]nderstands
Th[E]at you really lo[D]ved that man,
Bu[E]t put yourself i[D]n Jesus' hands”
Gr[Am]andma's Hands [Am]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [E] [D] [E] [D] [E] [D] [Am] [Am]

[VERSE 3]
Gr[Am]andma's hands used to hand me piece of candy
Gr[Am]andma's hands picked me up each t[E]ime I fell
Gr[Am]andma's hands, boy, they sure did come in handy
She said, "Ma[E]ttie why'd you wh[D]ip that boy
W[E]hat'd you want to s[D]pank him for?
H[E]e dun' drop no ap[D]ple core”
But I don[E]'t have Grandma a[D]nymore
If I g[E]et to heaven I'[D]ll look for
If I g[E]et to heaven I'[D]ll look for
If I g[E]et to heaven I'[D]ll look for
Gr[Am]andma's hands [Am]

[OUTRO]
[Am]Um, mm[Am] , mm ([Am]fades) [Am]


03/15/17
David Codington