That's What Grandpas Do chords by Gord Bamford

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)




Intro:
G         Am7         D7sus4   D7    G

Part 1:
       G                          Am7
Got an 8 x 10 of me and him, when I was about nine,
    D7sus4               D7                      G
the game was over; I was on his shoulders by the 50 yard line.
         G                                 Am7
He was a tall and lean proud marine with a faded green tattoo,
       D7sus4             D7                    G
always had my back when I ticked-off dad 'cause that's what grandpas do.

Part 2:
     C          G
From 55 to 65 I watched his hair turn grey
        C                               D7sus4       D7
and the only time I saw him cry was the Sunday I got saved.
     C                                    G                  Em
From turnin' a wrench to fixin' fence and pickin' me up at school
         C                D7                   G             Am7
to bein' my best friend – that's what grandpas   do.

Part 3:
   G                                                Am7
He taught me how to drive and how to survive in the woods if I got lost;
        D7sus4                 D7                   G
and the older I get the more I see I'm a chip off a chip off his old block.
             G                                                   Am7
He taught me how to tie a tie, put an edge on a knife and how to sight in my 22,
       D7sus4                 D7                   G
how to do unto others, 'cause that's what grandpas  do.

Part 4:
             C                                         G
He taught me not to be lazy, open doors for ladies and look a man in the eye,
        C                                           D7sus4               D7
think before you speak, pray before you eat and how   to choke down your pride.
           C                                          G                Em
He gave me my last name, this cross on this chain and my first Red Man chew,
          C                              D7                   G
so, don't tell your grandma, boy, 'cause that's what grandpas do, yeah!

Part 5:
        C                                    G
From an old Chevelle, out there raisin' hell   to quotin' from King James,
     C                        D7sus4         D7
from Superman to barely can remember his own name.
                C                                     G          Em
They go from an old jon boat with a fishin' pole to a   hospital room,
       C                                   D7                   G         Em
better love 'em while you can, man, 'cause that's what grandpas do,
             C                              D7
you'd better love 'em while you can, 'cause that's what grandpas Outro: do.

Outro:
G         Em         C         D7
G         Em         C         D7
G