Grandad Chords
by Clive Dunn
Grandad by Clive Dunn is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords Eb, Gm, Cm, Ab, Bb, Fm, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Eb Gm Cm
I've been sitting here all day, thinking
Eb Gm Cm
Same old dream ten years away, thinking
Ab Bb
Now my days are gone
Ab Bb
Memories linger on
Ab Ab Bb Ab Bb
Thoughts of when I was a boy
Eb Gm Cm
Penny farthings on the street, riding
Eb Gm Cm
Motor-cars were funny things, frightening
Ab Bb
Bowling hoops and spinning tops
Ab Bb
Penny-dreadful's, lollipops
Ab Ab Bb Ab Bb
Comic cuts, all different things
Eb Fm
Grandad, Grandad you're lovely
F C Bb
That's what we all think of you
Eb Fm
Grandad, Grandad you're lovely
F C Bb
That's what we all think of you
Eb
Grandad, Grandad
Eb Gm Cm
Aeroplanes tied up with strings, flying
Eb Gm Cm
Telephones and talking things, sighing
Ab Bb
A radio and phonograph
Ab Bb
Charlie Chaplin made us laugh
Ab Ab Bb Ab Bb
Silently falling about
Eb Gm Cm
Familiar things I keep around, near me
Eb Gm Cm
Memories of my younger days, clearly
Ab Bb
Come into my mind
Ab Bb
Every day I find
Ab Ab Bb Ab Bb
Thoughts of when I was a boy
Chorus.........