Grandfather
~~~~~~~~~~~~
by Stephen Lynch
from "Superhero" (2002)


VERSE 1:
    G     Bm    C   D
e]------3---2-----0---2---
B]------3---3-----1---3---
G]------0---4-----0---2---
D]------------------0-----
A]--2-----2---0-3--------- 
E]----3-------------------
  When Grandfather dies life....
  When Grandfather dies my....
  When Grandfather dies I'll....

     C   D    G
e]-----0---2--33333333---
B]-----1---3--33333333---
G]-----0---2--00000000---
D]-0-----0----00000000---
A]---3--------22222222---
E]------------33333333---
  Cause I'll be....


CHORUS:
   Bm          C    G
So Grandfather die, don't....
    Bm          C     G
Oh, Grandfather cough up....
   Bm          C     G
Oh Grandfather don't hold....
  Bm          C     Am          D 
I love you to death, but....

Then:
e]--3-----2---
B]----3------- 
G]------2-----   (2 knocks)
D]------------  
A]------------
E]------------


VERSE 2:
    G     Bm    C   D
e]------3---2-----0---2---
B]------3---3-----1---3---
G]------0---4-----0---2---
D]------------------0-----
A]--2-----2---0-3--------- 
E]----3-------------------
  A stroke would be nice....
  I'll scatter his ashes....
  I'll party with Hef, I'll....
  
     C   D    G
e]-----0---2--33333333---
B]-----1---3--33333333---
G]-----0---2--00000000---
D]-0-----0----00000000---
A]---3--------22222222---
E]------------33333333---
  So let's say we....


CHORUS:
   Bm          C   G
Oh Grandfather die before....
   Bm          C G
Oh Grandfather I wish....
   Bm          C   G
Oh Grandfather fly, just....
   Bm          C    Am               D
Oh Grandfather die. Family....

Then:
e]--3-----2---22222222---
B]----3-------33333333---
G]------2-----22222222--- 
D]------------00000000---  
A]-----------------------
E]-----------------------


BRIDGE:
    Am              Bm         C          D
For God's sake, you must be....
     Am       Bm     C         D
Your social security number....
       Am              Bm           C   D
You're deaf, dumb, and blind....
    Am          Bm          C             D
You donate your blood every....
     Am        Bm          C       D
Your arthritis acts up whenever....
       Am          Bm        C        D
You're so old your penis has....
   Am       Bm     C         D 
Oh why don't do die grandpa? Why....
    Am        Bm          C                D
You old mother***er just walk....
G      Bm  C  D
light!

G  Bm  C  D

G    Bm         C         D
Walk toward the....
G    Bm         C         D
Walk toward the....

Then:
e]--3-----2---
B]----3------- 
G]------2-----
D]------------  
A]------------
E]------------


VERSE 3:
    G     Bm    C   D
e]------3---2-----0---2---
B]------3---3-----1---3---
G]------0---4-----0---2---
D]------------------0-----
A]--2-----2---0-3--------- 
E]----3-------------------
  It's all over now. My....
  A mysterious blow to....
  Before I collect, a....

     C   D    G
e]-----0---2---------3---------
B]-----1---3-----3-----3---3---
G]-----0---2-------0-----0-----
D]-0-----0---------------------
A]---3---------2---------------
E]-----------3-----------------
  But everything should....

     C   D    G
e]-----0---2-----------3---
B]-----1---3---------3-----
G]-----0---2-------0-------
D]-0-----0-------0---------
A]---3---------2-----------
E]-----------3-------------
  I'll start working on....

End on G.


Chords used:
Am...x02210
Bm...x24432
C....332010
D....xx0233
G....320033