Gregory Porter - Grandma’s Hands

[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
mmh mmh mmh

[Verse 1]
Em
Grandma’s hands, clapped in church on Sunday morning
B7 B
Grandma’s hands, played the tambourine so well
Em
Grandma’s hands, used to issue out a warning
B7 A7
She’d say: “Gregory, don’t you run so fast”
B A
“Might fall on a piece of glass”
B A7
“Might be snakes there in that grass”
Em Em Em Em
Grandma’s hands, mmh mm, mmh (now listen)

[Verse 2]
Em
Grandma’s hands, sooth the local unwed mother
B7
Grandma’s hands used, to ache sometimes and swell
Em
Grandma’s hands, used to lift her face and tell her
B7 A7
She’d say: “Baby, Grandma understands”
B7
“That you really loved that man”
A7
“Put yourself in Jesus’ hands”
Em Bm7 Em7 Em7 Em7
Grandma’s ha-ands mmh Grandma woo-oo-ooh

[Verse 3]
Em Am7 Em
Grandma’s hands,used to hand me piece-a-candy
B7
Grandma’s hands, picked me up each time I fell
Em
Grandma’s hands, boy they really came in handy
B7 A7
She said: “Oh Mattie, don’t you whip that boy hey’ey”
B7 A7
“What you wanna spank him for?”
B7 A7
“He ain’t drop no apple core”
B7 A7
But I don’t have Grandma anymore
B7 A7 A Am7
If I get to heaven I’ll look fo-o-or

[Coda]
Bm Em Bm7 Em
Grandma’s hands, yeah’ yeah, oh I miss you Grandma-a-a
Em
I miss you so much, oh Grandma-a-a, Grandma, Grandma’s hands
Am Em7
Grandma’s hands, Grandma, Grandma’s hands
Em
Grandma’s ha-ands, Grandma, Grandma’s hands
Em/A
Grandma’s hands, woo-oo-oo-oo

[Outro]
Em7/B Em Em7/B
Grandma’s ha-ands, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, wooh
Em7
Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, wooh
Em
Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, wooh
Em
I’m calling your name, calling your name, wooh, Grandma, Grandma’s hands