Gord Bamford - Thats what grandpas do

Got an ^G8 x 10 of me and him, when ^Am7I was about nine, the ^D7sus4game was over; I was ^D7on his shoulders by the ^G50 yard line. He was a ^Gtall and lean proud marine with a ^Am7faded green tattoo, always ^D7sus4had my back when I ^D7ticked-off dad 'cause ^Gthat's what grandpas do.

From ^C55 to 65 I ^Gwatched his hair turn grey and the ^Conly time I saw him cry was the ^D7sus4Sunday I got ^D7saved. From ^Cturnin' a wrench to fixin' fence and ^Gpickin' me up at sc^Emhool to bein' ^Cmy best friend – ^D7that's what grandpas ^G do. ^Am7

He ^Gtaught me how to drive and how to survive in the ^Am7woods if I got lost; and the ^D7sus4older I get the more I ^D7see I'm a chip off a ^Gchip off his old block. He taught me ^Ghow to tie a tie, put an edge on a knife and how to ^Am7sight in my 22, how to ^D7sus4do unto others, 'cause ^D7that's what grandpas ^G do.

He taught me ^Cnot to be lazy, open doors for ladies and ^Glook a man in the eye, think be^Cfore you speak, pray before you eat and how ^D7sus4 to choke down your ^D7pride. He gave me ^Cmy last name, this cross on this chain and ^Gmy first Red Man ^Emchew, so, don't ^Ctell your grandma, boy, 'cause ^D7that's what grandpas ^Gdo, yeah!

From an ^Cold Chevelle, out there raisin' hell ^G to quotin' from King James, from ^CSuperman to barely can re^D7sus4member his own ^D7name. They go from an ^Cold jon boat with a fishin' pole to a ^G hospital ^Emroom, better ^Clove 'em while you can, man, 'cause ^D7that's what grandpas ^Gdo, ^Em you'd better ^Clove 'em while you can, 'cause ^D7that's what grandpas [Outro] do.