Artist: Willie Nelson
[VERSE 1]
Now [A]many, many years ago when [E7]I was twenty-three
I was [E7]married to a widow who was [A]pretty as could be
This [A7]widow had a grown-up daughter [D]had hair of red
My [B7]father fell in love with her and [E7]soon the two were wed
[VERSE 2]
This [A]made my dad my son-in-law and [E7]changed my very life
My [E7]daughter was my mother ‘cause she [A]was my father's wife
To [A7]complicate the matters even [D]though it brought me joy
I [B7]soon became the father of a [E7]bouncing baby boy
[VERSE 3]
My [A]little baby then became the [E7]brother-in-law to dad
And [E7]so became my uncle though it [A]made me very sad
For [A7]if he was my uncle that al[D]so made him the brother
Of the [B7]widow's grown-up daughter who of [E7]course was my step-mother
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
[VERSE 4]
My [A]father's wife then had a son that [E7]kept him on the run
And [E7]he became my grandchild for he [A]was my daughter's son
My [A]wife is now my [A7]mother's mother and [D]it makes me blue
Be[B7]cause she is my wife she's [E7]my grandmother too
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
[VERSE 5]
Now [A]if my wife is my grandmother [E7]then I am her grandchild
And [E7]every time I think of it it [A]nearly drives me wild
For [A7]now I have become the strangest [D]case you ever saw
As the [B7]husband of my grandmother I [E7]am my own grandpa
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
(Guitar over one chorus progression then guitar over two verse progressions)
[A] [E7] [A] [A7] [D] [Bm7] [D] [D#dim7] [A] [F#m] [Bm7] [E7] [A]
[A] [E7] [A] [A7] [D] [B7] [E7]
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
Now [A]many, many years ago when [E7]I was twenty-three
I was [E7]married to a widow who was [A]pretty as could be
This [A7]widow had a grown-up daughter [D]had hair of red
My [B7]father fell in love with her and [E7]soon the two were wed
[VERSE 2]
This [A]made my dad my son-in-law and [E7]changed my very life
My [E7]daughter was my mother ‘cause she [A]was my father's wife
To [A7]complicate the matters even [D]though it brought me joy
I [B7]soon became the father of a [E7]bouncing baby boy
[VERSE 3]
My [A]little baby then became the [E7]brother-in-law to dad
And [E7]so became my uncle though it [A]made me very sad
For [A7]if he was my uncle that al[D]so made him the brother
Of the [B7]widow's grown-up daughter who of [E7]course was my step-mother
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
[VERSE 4]
My [A]father's wife then had a son that [E7]kept him on the run
And [E7]he became my grandchild for he [A]was my daughter's son
My [A]wife is now my [A7]mother's mother and [D]it makes me blue
Be[B7]cause she is my wife she's [E7]my grandmother too
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
[VERSE 5]
Now [A]if my wife is my grandmother [E7]then I am her grandchild
And [E7]every time I think of it it [A]nearly drives me wild
For [A7]now I have become the strangest [D]case you ever saw
As the [B7]husband of my grandmother I [E7]am my own grandpa
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
(Guitar over one chorus progression then guitar over two verse progressions)
[A] [E7] [A] [A7] [D] [Bm7] [D] [D#dim7] [A] [F#m] [Bm7] [E7] [A]
[A] [E7] [A] [A7] [D] [B7] [E7]
[CHORUS]
[A]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa [A7] [D]I'm my own grand[Bm7]pa
It sounds [D]funny I kno[D#dim7]w but it [A]really is [F#m]so
[Bm7]I'm my [E7]own grand[A]pa
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