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Song: "Grandma's Hands" Album: Decoration Day, Volume 2 (by Mason Jar Music & Friends) Artist: Josh Garrels [NOTE] This song was written in the 1970s by Bill Withers. Mason Jar Music & Friends covered it with Josh Garrels in 2013. Josh Garrels may have changed the lyrics of the original song to some small extent (mainly dialectal changes). [INTRO] Am Am Am Am [VERSE 1]

Gr^Amandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning Gr^Amandma's hands played the tambou^Erine so well Gr^Amandma's hands used to issue out a warning She'd say, “Ba^Eby, don't you ^Drun so fast Mi^Eght fall on a pi^Dece of glass Mi^Eght be snake there i^Dn that grass” Gr^Amandma's hands ^Am

[VERSE 2]

Gr^Amandma's hands sooth the local unwed mother Gr^Amandma's hands used to ache some^Etime and swell Gr^Amandma's hands used to lift her face and tell her She'd say, “B^Eaby, Grandma u^Dnderstands Th^Eat you really lo^Dved that man, Bu^Et put yourself i^Dn Jesus' hands” Gr^Amandma's Hands ^Am

[INSTRUMENTAL] Am Am Am Am E D E D E D Am Am [VERSE 3]

Gr^Amandma's hands used to hand me piece of candy Gr^Amandma's hands picked me up each t^Eime I fell Gr^Amandma's hands, boy, they sure did come in handy She said, “Ma^Ettie why'd you wh^Dip that boy W^Ehat'd you want to s^Dpank him for? H^Ee dun' drop no ap^Dple core” But I don^E't have Grandma a^Dnymore If I g^Eet to heaven I'^Dll look for If I g^Eet to heaven I'^Dll look for If I g^Eet to heaven I'^Dll look for Gr^Amandma's hands ^Am

[OUTRO]

^AmUm, mm^Am, mm (^Amfades) ^Am

03/15/17 David Codington

Josh Garrels - Grandmas hands