...GRANDMA'S HANDS... by Bill Withers
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*from 'Just As I Am' (1971)*


Intro:

Am (x02210@1)Mmm-mm-mm,
Mmm-mm-mm.

Verse 1:

Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Clapped in church,
On Sunday morning,
Grandma's hands,
         E7Played (020130@1)a tambourine so well.
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Used to issue,
Out a warning,
            E7She'd (020130@1)say, "Billy don't you,
D7 (xx0212@1)Run so fast,
E7 (020130@1)Might fall on,
  D7A (xx0212@1)piece of glass,
E7 (020130@1)"Might be snakes there,
D7 (xx0212@1)In that grass",
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands.

Verse 2:

Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Soothed a local unwed mother,
Grandma's hands,
        E7Used (020130@1)to ache,
Sometimes and swell.
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Used to lift her face,
And tell her,
E7 (020130@1)            D7 (xx0212@1)"Baby, Grandma understands,
E7 (020130@1)             D7 (xx0212@1)That you really,
D7 (xx0212@1)Love that man,
E7 (020130@1)Put yourself,
   D7In (xx0212@1)Jesus hands",
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands.

Verse 3:

Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Used to hand me,
Piece of candy,
Grandma's hands,
          E7Picked (020130@1)me up,
Each time I fell.
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands,
Boy, they really,
Came in handy,
          E7She'd (020130@1)say, "Matty don' you,
D7 (xx0212@1)Whip that boy,
E7 (020130@1)What you want,
   D7To (xx0212@1)spank him for?
E7 (020130@1)He didn' drop,
   D7No (xx0212@1)apple core",
      E7But (020130@1)I don't have,
        D7Grandma (xx0212@1)anymore,
E7 (020130@1)If I get to Heaven,
D7 (xx0212@1)I'll look for,
Am (x02210@1)Grandma's hands.

Outro:

Am (x02210@1)Mmm-mm-mm.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am (x02210@1)    E7 (020130@1)    D7 (xx0212@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 5x0550  076700  x545xx


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)