John Craig - Grandpa Played Them Bluegrass Songs
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G Em G Em C G Em Am Em
[Verse 1]
Em A
We’d ride around in his old Ford, see the road beneath our feet
Em B7
Check all the tobacco barns and sell what we don't keep
G C
Folks say I looked a lot like him, that’s what people say
Em D Em
That’s what people say mama, that’s what people say
[Chorus]
G Em
Grandpa played them Bluegrass songs, them words would break your heart
G Em
Make you wish you lived back then, when neighbors shared their yard
C G
Hollar for the old banjo and love it when we play
bout Trains and that Blue Moon still shinning Far away
Em Am Em
They like the way we play mama, they like the way we play
[Verse 2]
Em A
I like to go through Bowling Green to visit Uncle Sam
Em B7
Lots of towns and curvy roads and cedars all around.
G C
Ive tried a dozen other roads but theres not no better way
Em D Em
There’s not a better way mama, there’s not a better way
[Chorus]
G Em
Grandpa played them Bluegrass songs, them words would break your heart
G Em
Make you wish you lived back then, when neighbors shared their yard
C G
Folks like to hear them pickin songs and like the way we play
Em Am Em
They like the way we play mama, they like the way we play
[Verse 3]
Em A
He’d take me to his hardware store right near patricia street
Em B7
We’d count the screws and nails for him and he’d give us jelly beans
G C
You always feel at home there, you always want to stay
Em D Em
You always want to stay mama, you always want to stay
[Chorus]
G Em
Grandpa played them Bluegrass songs, them words would break your heart
G Em
Make you wish you lived back then, when neighbors shared their yard
C G
Folks like to hear them pickin songs and like the way we play
Em Am Em
They like the way we play mama, they like the way we play
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