Grandmas Hands Chords

KeyGm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

Grandmas Hands by Meg Mac is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Gm, Fadd9, Dsus4, Ebmaj7, Dm, Cm7, Cm, D, C/E, F, G#, Gm/E, Bb, Am and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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(could be easier to play with  
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       Gm 
Ooooo-aaah,  
Gm 
Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning, 
Fadd9                       Dsus4 
Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well 
    Ebmaj7                 
Oh, grandma's hands used to issue out a warning, 
         Dm 
She'd say 'Billy, don't you run so fast,  
Ebmaj7 
you might fall on a piece of glass, 
Cm7                                         Gm 
There might be snakes there in that grass, Grandma's hands 
       Gm 
Ooooo-aaah,  

Gm 
Grandma's hands sooth the local unwed mother,  
Cm                      D  
Grandma's hands used to ache sometimes and swell  
    Ebmaj7                  C/E 
Oh, Grandma's hands used to lift the girl and tell her 
         F 
She'd say 'Oh, baby grandma understands  
Dm 
that you really loved that man 
G#                            Gm 
Put yourself in Jesus hands', Grandma's hands 

Gm 
Ooooo-aaah, Ooooo-aaah, Ooooo-aaah, Ooooo-aaah, Ooooo-aaah, Ooooo-aaah 

Gm        Gm/E          Ebmaj7          D 
Grandma's hands used to hand me piece of candy 
Cm        Bb             Am            Ab      
Grandma's hands lift me up each time I fell 
    Ebmaj7     Dm              Cm            Bb 
Oh, Grandma's hands boy they really come in handy 
          Am             Ab     
She'd say, “ Mattie don't you whip that boy. 
Gm              F                Ebmaj7         Dm 
What you want to spank him for? He didn't drop no apple core,” 
       Cm               Bb        Am                 Ab 
But I don't have Grandma anymore, If I get to heaven I'll look for 

Gm 
Grandma's hands          (repeat) 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante