CAPO 5
Old Grand Dad - Fats Waller
[C]
Although he wears glasses
[Am] [Am] [D7/F#] [G]
He mixes with the classes of today, yesterday
[Am] [Am] [D7/F#] [G] [G] [G7] [G] [G7]
Nice, gentle, and kind...but there's one thing I'll always keep on my mind
[C] [C/Bb] [Am7] [C/G#] [G/D] [G/F] [G/E] [G/Eb]
Who's the one that I adore, though he beats me to the floor
[G/D] [G] [G/D] [C] [Am] [D7] [G]
Oh Grand Dad, my old Grand Dad, he's my pappy's pappy
[C] [C/Bb] [Am7] [C/G#] [G/D] [G/F] [G/E] [G/Eb]
Who's the one that knows the tricks, when I'm wrong he gives me kicks
[G/D] [G] [G/D] [G] [C] [G] [F#] [F#]
Oh Grand Dad, my old Grand Dad, he's my uncle's father
[E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A7] [A7/E] [A7] [A7/E]
all my cousins, nieces, nephews...know old Grand's the man
[D7/A] [D7] [D7/A] [D7/A]
You must act right, you must live right
[G] [G] [G7] [G7]
If you wanna meet him in the promised land
[C] [C/Bb] [Am7] [C/G#]
Look oh yeah it's gettin' late
[G/D] [G/F] [G/E] [G/Eb]
Bet he's waiting at the gate
[G/D] [G] [G/D] [G] [C] [G]
Oh Grand Dad, yeah, my old Grand Dad, yeah
(Solo)
[C] [C/Bb] [Am7] [C/G#] [G/D] [G/F] [G/E] [G/Eb]
[G/D] [G] [G/D] [C] [Am] [D7] [G]
[C] [C/Bb] [Am7] [C/G#]
Sad look oh yeah it's gettin' late
[G/D] [G/F] [G/E] [G/Eb]
Bet he's waiting at the gate
[G/D] [G] [G/D] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Oh Grand Dad, my fine old Grand Dad
Fine fella that grand dad
