Grand Ma's Hands Chords
by Bill Withers
Grand Ma's Hands by Bill Withers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Em, Em7, A, B7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
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verse 1:
Em7
Grandma's hands,
A
Clapped in church,
On Sunday morning,
Em7
Grandma's hands,
B7
Played a tambourine so well.
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Used to issue,
Out a warning,
B7
She'd say, "Billy don't you,
A7
Run so fast,
B7
Might fall on,
A7
A piece of glass,
B7
"Might be snakes there,
A7
In that grass",
Em
Grandma's hands.
verse 2:
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Soothed a local unwed mother,
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Used to ache,
Sometimes and swell.
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Used to lift her face,
And tell her,
B7 A7
"Baby, Grandma understands,
B7 A7
That you really,
B7
Love that man,
A7
Put yourself,
B7
In Jesus hands",
Em
Grandma's hands.
verse 3:
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Used to hand me,
Piece of candy
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Picked me up,
Each time I fell.
Em
Grandma's hands,
A
Boy, they really,
Came in handy,
B7
She'd say, "Matty don' you,
A7
Whip that boy,
B7
What you want,
A7
To spank him for?
B7
He didn' drop,
A7
No apple core",
B7
But I don't have,
A7
Grandma anymore,
B7
If I get to Heaven,
A7
I'll look for,
Em
Grandma's hands.
Outro:
Em
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