Capo 4th Fret Intro: D G D G Verse 1: D G If you don’t get in the water, you’re never gonna learn to swim. D G He said that a snake is just as scared of you as you are of it. Bm A He could tell by the moon when the fish would bite, D A G Seems there was nothing that he didn’t know, A D G D G and as a kid I believed, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Verse 2: D G He talked Daddy into letting me have my first car. D G I thought I was really something till Becky Thompson broke my heart. Bm A That first taste of love nearly did me in, D A G Getting over her was slow, A D And I knew someday I would, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Chorus: G D He said, life is made for you to live, A D The best love is the love that you give, G A Bm There’ll be times when you want to hold on, but you gotta let go. G A D And I live by those words, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Solo: G D G (Slow it down and strum low volume.) Verse 3: D G I promised him I wouldn’t cry when it was his time to leave. D G That’s the only promise I made him I couldn’t keep. Bm A He smiled from his bed and said we’ll meet again D A G Somewhere down the road. G A D And I believe, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Repeat Chorus 2 x’s: Bridge: G Yeah, and I still believe, A D G Grandpa told me so. D Grandpa told me so. G D G D G I still believe. Tag: D Grandpa told me so. G I still believe. Extro: D G . . . . (Play till end)