Old Grand Dad chords by Fats Waller

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