Old Grand Dad Chords

CAPO 5
 
 
Old Grand Dad - Fats Waller
 
 
  C
Although he wears glasses
 
   Am                          Am     D7/F#  G
He mixes with the classes of today,   yesterday
 
Am    Am          D7/F#              G   G                      G7 G  G7
Nice, gentle, and kind...but there's one thing I'll always keep on my mind
 
C        C/Bb     Am7 C/G#  G/D       G/F       G/E     G/Eb
Who's the one that I adore, though he beats me to the floor
 
   G/D       G   G/D         C       Am   D7              G
Oh Grand Dad,          my old Grand Dad,  he's my pappy's pappy
 
 
C         C/Bb     Am7      C/G#     G/D       G/F       G/E     G/Eb
Who's the one that knows the tricks, when I'm wrong he gives me kicks
 
    G/D       G   G/D   G      C        G  F#              F#
Oh Grand Dad,           my old Grand Dad,  he's my uncle's father
 
E7     E7       E7      E7        A7       A7/E        A7    A7/E
all my cousins, nieces, nephews...know old Grand's the man
 
D7/A     D7        D7/A      D7/A
You must act right, you must live right
 
G            G               G7         G7
If you wanna meet him in the promised land
 
C        C/Bb     Am7      C/G#
Look oh yeah it's gettin' late
 
 
G/D       G/F       G/E     G/Eb
Bet he's waiting at the gate
 
 G/D       G   G/D   G      C        G
Oh Grand Dad, yeah,       my old Grand Dad, yeah
 
 
 
(Solo)
C        C/Bb     Am7 C/G#  G/D       G/F       G/E     G/Eb
 
G/D       G   G/D         C       Am   D7              G
 
 
C        C/Bb     Am7      C/G#
Sad look oh yeah it's gettin' late
 
G/D       G/F       G/E     G/Eb
Bet he's waiting at the gate
 
G/D       G   G/D   G          C        G     C   G C
Oh Grand Dad,      my fine old Grand Dad
 
 
Fine fella that grand dad
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