Grandpa Was a Carpenter
John Prine
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G Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinnerC nearly every dayG No particular reason, he justD dressed that wayG Brown necktie with a matching vestC and both his wingtip shoesG He built a closet on our back porchD and put a penny in a burned-outG fuse [Chorus]C Grandpa was a carpenter, he builtG houses, stores and banksC G Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes andD hammered nails in planksG He would level on the level, heC shaved even every doorG And voted for Eisenhower, 'causeD G Lincoln won the war [Link]C G D G GContinues after the ad[Verse 2]G Well, he used to sing me "Blood onC the Saddle" and rock me on his kneeG And let me listen to the radioD before we got TVG Well, he'd drive to church onC Sunday and he'd take me with him tooG Stained glass in every window,D G hearing aids in every pew [Chorus]C Grandpa was a carpenter, he builtG houses, stores and banksC G Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes andD hammered nails in planksG He would level on the level, heC shaved even every doorG And voted for Eisenhower, 'causeD G Lincoln won the war [Link]C G D G G [Verse 3]G Now my Grandma was a teacher, sheC went to school in Bowling GreenG Traded in a milking cow for aD Singer sewing machineG Well, she called her husband "Mister," and she walked real tallC in prideG D She used to buy me comic booksG after grandpa died [Chorus]C Grandpa was a carpenter, he builtG houses, stores and banksC G Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes andD hammered nails in planksG He would level on the level, heC shaved even every doorG And voted for Eisenhower, 'causeD G G Lincoln won the war