Grandmothers Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
C G
Be courteous, kind and forgiving
G7 C
Be gentle and peaceful each day
C7 F
Be warm and human and grateful
G C
And have a good thing to say
[Verse 2]
C G
Be thoughtful and trustful and childlike
G7 C
Be witty and happy and wise
C7 F
Be honest and love all your neighbors
G C
Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant
[Verse 3]
C G
Be pompous, obese, and eat cactus
G7 C
Be dull and boring and omnipresent
C7 F
Criticize things you don't know about
G C
Be oblong and have your knees removed
[Verse 4]
C G
Be tasteless, rude and offensive
G7 C
Live in a swamp and be 3-dimensional
C7 F
Put a live chicken in your underwear
G C
Get all excited and go to a yawning festival
[Repeat entire song with audience call/response]
Spoken: OK, everybody!
[Verse 1]
Spoken: Be courteous, kind and forgiving
C G
Be courteous, kind and forgiving
Spoken: Good! Be gentle and peaceful each day
G7 C
Be gentle and peaceful each day
Spoken: Be warm and human and grateful
C7 F
Be warm and human and grateful
Spoken: And have a good thing to say
G C
And have a good thing to say
[Verse 2]
Spoken: Be thoughtful and trustful and childlike Everybody!
C G
Be thoughtful and trustful and childlike
Spoken: Be witty and happy and wise
G7 C
Be witty and happy and wise
Spoken: Be honest and love all your neighbors
C7 F
Be honest and love all your neighbors
Spoken: Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant Let 'em hear you outside!
G C
Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant
[Verse 3]
Spoken: Be pompous, obese, and eat cactus Everybody sing!
C G
Be pompous, obese, and eat cactus
Spoken: Be dull and boring and omnipresent
G7 C
Be dull and boring and omnipresent
Spoken: Criticize things you don't know about
C7 F
Criticize things you don't know about
Spoken: Be oblong and have your knees removed
G C
Be oblong and have your knees removed
[Verse 4]
Spoken: Ladies only! Be tasteless, rude and offensive
C G
Be tasteless, rude and offensive
Spoken: Now the men! Live in a swamp and be 3-dimensional
G7 C
Live in a swamp and be 3-dimensional
Spoken: Everybody! Put a live chicken in your underwear
C7 F
Put a live chicken in your underwear
Spoken: Go into a closet and suck eggs!
G C
Go into a closet and suck eggs!
C
How to play Grandmothers Song
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.