G C/G 1. He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck, G D/A and he'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck. G C/G And his teeth were gone, but what the heck, G D G C D I thought that he walked on water. G C 2. He said he was a cowboy when he was young. G D He could handle a rope and he was good with a gun. G C And my mama's daddy was his oldest son,-- G D G and I thought that he walked on water. CHORUS C G If the story's told, only heaven knows. D G But his hat seemed to me like an old halo. G7 C And although his wings, they were never seen. D G C/D D/F# I thought that he walked on water. G C 3. Then he tied a cord to the end of a mop, G D and said, "Son, here's a pony, keep her at a trot." G C And I'd ride in circles while he laughed alot. G D G Then I'd flop down beside him. Em D And he was ninety years old in sixty-three C D and I loved him and he loved me. C D And lord, I cried the day he died, G D G 'cause I thought that he walked on water. CHORUS