Intro
[Cmaj9] [C6] [Cmaj9] [C6]
[Cmaj9] [C6] [Cmaj9] [C6]
Verse 1
[Cmaj9] [C6]
My grandmother believed it
[Cmaj9] [F] [F/G]
That's why I can see it,
[F] [C/E] [Dm7]
Despite the strength I know she had
[C] [G] [F] [C/E] [D7]
She still prayed for those whose job it was
[F/G] [C]
To take care of us
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7]
She still prayed to those whose job it was
[F/G] [C]
To take care of us
Verse 2
[Cmaj9] [C6]
To her, the mystery was the kind of thing
[Cmaj9] [F] [F/G]
You could see if you just believed
[F] [C/E] [Dm7]
And that it did make it true
[C] [G] [F] [C/E]
Pray for those she loved, yes she did
[D7] [F/G]
She prayed for us,
[C] [G] [F]
oh-o, yes she did
[C/E] [D7]
Pray for those
[F/G] [C]
she loved
Refrain
[Am/G#] [Am7/G] [D/F#] [Fm]
But in this day that tradition made
[E7] [Am] [D/F#] [Fm] [Em]
Each generation doing the same thing over and over
[Em] [Am/G#] [Am]
Over and over again yeah
[Em] [Gm] [C7]
Understand, 'til I think of her
[F#m7b5] [F/G] [C]
Doing the things that a young boy can't understand
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7]
Like speaking Yiddish
[F/G] [C]
Seeing my grandma
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7] [F/G] [C]
Walking outside with her right foot first (o-o-o-o-o-o-o)
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7] [F/G] [C]
Seeing my grandma doing things a young boy can't understand
Refrain
[Am/G#] [Am7/G] [D/F#] [Fm]
But in this day that tradition made
[E7] [Am] [D/F#] [Fm] [Em]
Each generation doing the same thing over and over
[Em] [Em/G#] [Am]
Over and over again yeah
[Em] [Gm] [C7]
Understand, 'til I think of her
[F#m7b5] [F/G] [C]
Doing the things that a young boy can't understand
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7]
Like speaking Yiddish
[F/G] [C]
Seeing my grandma
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7] [F/G] [C]
Walking outside with her right foot first (o-o-o-o-o-o-o)
[G] [F] [C/E] [D7] [F/G] [C]
Seeing my grandma doing things a young boy can't understand
Outro
[Cmaj9] [C6]
My grandmother believed it
[Cmaj9] [C6]
That's why I can see it
[Cmaj9] [C6]
My grandmother believed it
[Cmaj9] [C6]
That's why I can see it
Riff
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A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------|
E|--5--0--3--5--------5--0--3--5--------------------|
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B|--------------------------------------------------|
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D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--5--0--3--5--------5--0--3--5--------------------|
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B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----------------3-----------------|
E|--5--0--3--5--------5--0--3--5--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5-----3--4-----5-----3--4-----5-----3--4--------|
E|-----5-----5--------5-----5--------5-----5--------5-----|
