Grandma Whistled chords by Tom T. Hall

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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Everybody has their music that they like to sing and play
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Everybody has a song they like to sing along life's way
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I have never heard my favorite music on the radio
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For my song was silenced many years ago

Chorus:
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I can see my grandma sittin' on the front porch with a churn
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Her face was brown and wrinkled from the lessons she had learned
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Sometimes when I'm tired and weary I can hear that music yet
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Grandma whistlin' What A Friend We Have In Je-sus

Break:
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Verse 2:
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Well us younger folks were known for all the Hell that we could raise
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I must admit we had some good times in the good ole days
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Wake up in the early morning and sometimes my head would hurt
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But my Grandma always whistled while she worked

Chorus:
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Now there's Folk and Rock'n'Roll and country music all around
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And that modern Gospel singin' makes a mighty pretty sound
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But the sweetest sound of all is in my memory I guess
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Grandma whistlin' What A Friend We Have In Je-sus

Break:
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Verse 3:
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They say some girls can't whistle but my Grandma really could
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In those ol' Kentucky hard times oh it sounded awfully good
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With a song to pass the time with and the love she had for me
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She will live forever in my memory

Chorus:
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Now they say that they have music in that home beyond the sky
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Now there's one song I'll request if I should get there by and by
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Well there may be many singin' but I know who'll be the best
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Grandma whistlin' What A Friend We Have In Je-sus

Outro:
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