Grandmother's Song Chords
by Steve Martin
Grandmother's Song by Steve Martin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, G7, C7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G
Be courteous, kind, and forgiving
G7 C
Be gentle and peaceful each day
C7 F
Be warm and human and grateful
G C
And have a good thing to say
C G
Be thoughtful and trustful and optimistic
G7 C
Be witty and happy and wise
C7 F
Be honest and love all your neighbors
G C
Live in a swamp and be three dimension
C G
Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant
C G
Be sure to stop at stop signs
G7 C
And drive fifty-five miles an hour
C7 F
Pick up hitchhikers foaming at the mouth
G C
And when you get home get a master's degree in geology
G7 C
Be pompous, obtuse and eat cactus
C7 F
Be dull and boring and omnipresent
G C
Look forward to things you don't know about
C7 F
Put a live chicken in your underwear
G C
Get all excited and go to a yawning festival
C G
(Ladies only) Never make love to Bigfoot
G7 C
(Men only) Hello, my name is Bigfoot
C7 F
(Everyone) Put a live chicken in your underwear
G C
Go into a closet and suck eggs