Grandma
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Intro: C Cmaj7 C
verse 1
C
My grandmother believed it
F G
That's why I can see it
F E Dm
Despite the strength I know she had
C F C D7
She still prayed for those whose job it was
G C
To take care of us
F D7
She still prayed to those whose job it was
G7 C
To take care of us
verse 2
C
To her, the mystery was the kind of thing
F G
You could see if you just believed
F C/E Dm
And that it did make it true
C F C
Pray for those she loved, yes she did
D7 G7 C F
She prayed for us, yes she did
C/E D7 G7 C
Pray for those she loved
Refrain
G D Fm
But in this day that tradition made
E7 Am Dm Fm Dm7 Em Em7
Each generation doing the same thing over and over
Am
Over and over again yeah
Em7 Gm7 C7
Understand, 'til I think of her
F#m G7 C
Doing the things that a young boy can't understand
F D7
Like speaking Yiddish
G7 C
Seeing my grandma
F D7 G7 C
Walking outside with her right foot first
F Em Dm G7 C
Seeing my grandma doing things a young boy can't understand
But in this day that tradition made
E7 Am Dm Fm Dm7 Em Em7
Each generation doing the same thing over and over
Am
Over and over again yeah
Em7 Gm7 C7
Understand, 'til I think of her
F#m G7 C
Doing the things that a young boy can't understand
F C/E D7
Like speaking Yiddish
G7 C
Seeing my grandma
F C/E D7 G7 C
Walking outside with her right foot first
F Em Dm G7 C
Seeing my grandma doing things a young boy can't understand
C F C F
Outro
C F C
She, my grandmother believed it
F
That's why I can see it oh boy
C F C
My grandmother believed it
F
Oh oh that's why I can see it
Instrumental
Am C Am C
How to play Grandma
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