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Grandfather's Clock

Words and Music by Henry Clay Work - 1876

 

G          D7	G          C	G          D7	G
G          D7	G          C	G          D7	G
-	C          G	-           A7	D7
G          D7	G          C	G          D7	G
G          C    G	-	-           C     G	-
G          D7	G          C	G          D7	G      (repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

Listen to the bass and clock-tick for the beat.

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My Grand -fa -ther's clock was too large for the shelf, So it stood nine -ty years on the floor.
It was tall -er by half than the old man him -self Though it weighed not a pen -ny -weight more.
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born And was al -ways his treas -ure and pride.
But it stopp'd short nev -er to go a -gain when the old man died.
Nine -ty years with -out slum -ber -ing tick, tock, tick, tock, His life sec -onds num -ber -ing tick, tock, tick, tock,

It stopp'd short nev -er to go a -gain, When the old man died.
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Sound Clip:

Listen to Jim play "Grandfather's Clock" on the 5-string banjo (410k mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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