Judy Collins – Grandaddy (Guitar)
Capo 6
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
C Am C Am
[Verse 1]
F G Am Grandaddy look at the gypsies dancing in the firelight F G Burning so brightly F G How do they keep themselves warm on such a night?
[Verse 2]
F G Am See all the fiddlers twirling while he plays his violin F G Laughing and shouting F G Have you seen anything like it in your life?
[Verse 3]
Am D Grandma would scold and chide when we got in Am D She'll wanna know what we've done and where we've been G F G Am Promise me you'll never tell, you know your secret's safe with me F G I can be trusted
[Chorus]
Bb Wrap me up in your winter coat Dm C Wrap me up so tight Bb I never will feel the cold C Dm C Dm C Dm I'll be warm tonight____
[Verse 4]
F G Am Can we go down to the railroad tracks and watch the train go by? F G Shining like silver F G I hear the whistle, the train is on it's way
[Verse 5]
F G Am Hold me over your shoulder so that I can see the light F G Over the pine trees F G How I would like to go riding on that train
[Verse 6]
Am D Tell me the story again about the time you went away Am D You went to Chicago, no one knew where you were G F G Am Why did you ever come back here after you had run away? F G I'm so glad you did, sir
[Chorus]
Bb Wrap me up in your winter coat Dm C Wrap me up so tight Bb I never will feel the cold C Dm C Dm C Dm I'll be warm tonight____
[Verse 7]
F G Am Grandaddy tell me the names of all the stars up in the sky F G Is there a heaven? F G Do you think there is a life after we die?
[Verse 8]
F G Am Why do some people have all the gold and silver they can spend? F G Others have nothing F G It isn't fair and I've always wondered why
[Verse 9]
Am D Can I hold the match while you light your pipe? Am D I love the smell of tobacco in the air G F G Am Tell me again about how it was before I came to be F G In the old country F G When you were young and you sailed upon the sea
[Chorus]
Bb Wrap me up in your winter coat Dm C Wrap me up so tight Bb I never will feel the cold C Dm C Dm C Dm I'll be warm tonight____
[Chorus]
Bb Wrap me up in your winter coat Dm C Wrap me up so tight Bb I never will feel the cold C Dm I'll be warm tonight____
I'll be safe tonight