Capo 4th Fret Intro: C F C F Verse 1: C F If you don’t get in the water, you’re never gonna learn to swim. C F He said that a snake is just as scared of you as you are of it. Am G He could tell by the moon when the fish would bite, C G F Seems there was nothing that he didn’t know, G C F C F and as a kid I believed, ‘cause Grandpa told me so.
Verse 2: C F He talked Daddy into letting me have my first car. C F I thought I was really something till Becky Thompson broke my heart. Am G That first taste of love nearly did me in, C G F Getting over her was slow, G C And I knew someday I would, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Chorus: F C He said, life is made for you to live, G C The best love is the love that you give, F G Am There’ll be times when you want to hold on, but you gotta let go. F G C And I live by those words, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Solo: F C F (Slow it down and strum low volume.) Verse 3: C F I promised him I wouldn’t cry when it was his time to leave. C F That’s the only promise I made him I couldn’t keep. Am G He smiled from his bed and said we’ll meet again C G F Somewhere down the road. F G C And I believe, ‘cause Grandpa told me so. Repeat Chorus 2 x’s: Bridge: F Yeah, and I still believe, G C F Grandpa told me so. C Grandpa told me so. F C F C F I still believe. Tag: C Grandpa told me so. F I still believe. Extro: D G . . . . (Play till end)