Grandma Harp
By Merle Haggard
Written by Merle Haggard
Album: Let Me Tell You About A Song (1972)
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
5/15/2016


Capo 2

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Grandma's maiden name was Zombelines
        C                               G 
There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines
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Born in Newton County down in Arkansas
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Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa
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We laid her soul to rest one Sunday mornin'
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And everybody knew she'd done her part
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Don't get set to hear no hidden family legend
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Just a song about the life of Grandma Harp


Just think about the times that she lived through
And think about the changing world she saw
Now somehow she reared a decent family out of poverty
And for seventy years she loved the same old Grandpa
To me, her passing brought a closing chapter
To a way of life that I love within my heart
I just mean to say I think we owe her something special
If just a song about the life of Grandma Harp


Grandma's maiden name was Zombelines
There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines
Born in Newton County down in Arkansas
Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa
We laid her soul to rest one Sunday mornin'
And everybody knew she'd done her part
Don't get set to hear no hidden family legend
Just a song about the life of Grandma Harp