Capo 3rd Fret Intro - D - Em7 - G - D - D4 D A Grandma burned the biscuits, nearly took the house down with it, C9 G Now she's in assisted living, we all knew that day would come, D A We knew she was too gone to drive, the day she parked on I-65, C9 G Found her on the shoulder cryin, she didn't know where she was, C9 Bm It's like her mind just quit, Em G Oh but bring up grandpa it's like someone flipped a switch, D A front porch light and a blue Desota, Em G A couple of straws in a Coca-Cola-a, D A you could see it all goin down, D A handsome boy in army green, Em A tear on his face down on a knee, G A shaky voice, a diamond ring, A4 A She'll put you in that town, Bm A E4 - E Tomorrow she won't remember what she did today, G Em7 D Em7 G But just ask her about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948 D A She takes out his medals, a cigar box of letters, C9 G Sits and scatters pictures, blacks and whites of days gone by, C9 Bm we started losin her when she lost him , Em G But to hear her carry on, You'd swear she's seventeen again, D Football games and leaves a cracklin Em G Walkin her home in his letter jacket, D A You can see it all goin down, D A perfect night on a front porch glider, Em Sayin goodnight for the next three hours, G Her tired eyes go wide and bright, A4 A when she talks about that town, Bm A E4 - E Tomorrow she won't remember what she did today, G Em7 D Em7 G But just ask her about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948 D Em7 G D A D While the world is fading all around her, Em Sharin' a sundae at the counter, G He's goin on and on about her, A4 A Bet she's right there right now, Bm A E4 - E Tomorrow she won't remember what she did today, G Em7 D Em7 G D But just ask her about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948
