Jerry Jeff Walker – Rockin Chair (Guitar)
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Lyrics by Rick Cardwell
As performed by Jerry Jeff Walker live from Dixie’s Bar & Bus Stop, Austin, TX
[Verse]
E A E There's an old rockin' chair spreading memories everywhere B7 On that old home porch across from Tipple's store. E A E You can see where the wood is worn, where my granddaddy rested his arm B7 E As he rocked me in that rockin' chair that don't rock no more. E A E I was born in a broken home, I was blinded by things gone wrong. B7 Had no vision of what the future held in store. E A E Just a baby barely three, when my granddaddy came for me B7 E E7 To rock me in the rockin' chair that don't rock no more.
[Chorus]
A E If that old rockin' chair could read, the thoughts from people's mind B7 Oh the stories it could tell time after time. E A E Stories others never hear, of the thoughts one holds so dear. B7 E Oh how I wish I coulda read my grandpa's mind.
[Verse]
E A E Granddaddy lived the Christian way, truth and goodness he portrayed. B7 He loved to gather his thoughts as he rocked on the hardwood floor E A E And while he’s sit and rock, he paid no mind to the time on the clock. B7 E E7 And rocked me in the rockin' chair that don't rock no more.
[Chorus]
A E If that old rockin' chair could read, the thoughts from people's mind B7 Oh the stories it could tell time after time. E A E Stories others never hear, of the thoughts one holds so dear. B7 E Oh how I wish I coulda read my grandpa's mind. B7 E A E As he rocked me in the rockin' chair that don't rock no more, don’t rock no more.