Josh Garrels – Grandmas Hands (Guitar)

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Song: "Grandma's Hands" Album: Decoration Day, Volume 2 (by Mason Jar Music & Friends) Artist: Josh Garrels [NOTE] This song was written in the 1970s by Bill Withers. Mason Jar Music & Friends covered it with Josh Garrels in 2013. Josh Garrels may have changed the lyrics of the original song to some small extent (mainly dialectal changes). [INTRO] Am Am Am Am [VERSE 1]
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning

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Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well

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Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning

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She'd say, "Baby, don't you run so fast

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Might fall on a piece of glass

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Might be snake there in that grass"

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Grandma's hands
[VERSE 2]
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Grandma's hands sooth the local unwed mother

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Grandma's hands used to ache sometime and swell

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Grandma's hands used to lift her face and tell her

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She'd say, "Baby, Grandma understands

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That you really loved that man,

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But put yourself in Jesus' hands"

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Grandma's Hands
[INSTRUMENTAL] Am Am Am Am E D E D E D Am Am [VERSE 3]
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Grandma's hands used to hand me piece of candy

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Grandma's hands picked me up each time I fell

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Grandma's hands, boy, they sure did come in handy

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She said, "Mattie why'd you whip that boy

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What'd you want to spank him for?

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He dun' drop no apple core"

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But I don't have Grandma anymore

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If I get to heaven I'll look for

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If I get to heaven I'll look for

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If I get to heaven I'll look for

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Grandma's hands
[OUTRO]
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Um, mm, mm (fades)
03/15/17 David Codington