Topic: "Tell Me Stories"
This is just a song that has been floating in my head for a few week now but I haven't had the time to put to paper until now. For those interested, my daughter is just about to deliver (any minute now) so ... a big part of where my mind is right now.
Tell Me Stories By Jeff Gilpin
December 27th, 2008
Intro
[G] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G]I can't [C]wait for the [G]day
When my [G]granddaughter [D]comes to me and [G]says
Hey [C]grandpa tell me [G]stories
[C]All a[G]bout those [D]olden [G]days[C] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[G]Tell me about [C]when you were a [G]kid
[G]Tell me [D]all the things you [G]did
Hey [C]grandpa tell me [G]stories
[C]All a[G]bout when [D]you were a [G]kid [G7]
Chorus 1
And I'd [C]tell her all a[D]bout the [G]mountains
[C]Tell her how I [D]grew up country [Em]style
[C]How I'd go and [D]play in a [G]forest of [C]trees
That [F]went on for miles and [D]miles
Verse 3
[G]She'll ask [C]what there was to [G]do
[G]Way back when [D]I was little [G]too
Hey [C]grandpa tell me [G]stories
[C]About [G]all the [D]things you'd [G]do [C] [G] [D]
Verse 4
[G]Did you have [C]TV like [G]me
That [G]showed you [D]everything to [G]see
Hey [C]grandpa tell me [G]stories
[C]Did you [G]grow up [D]just like [G]me [G7]
Chorus 2
And I'd [C]tell her about [D]TV back [G]then
And [C]how it was a [D]small part of our [Em]life
[C]But we had [D]toys and played with [G]other girls and [C]boys
And it [F]seemed like we lived with less [D]strife
Verse 5
[G]Grandpa [C] what is [G]strife
[G]Do I [D]have it in my [G]life
Hey [C]grandpa won't you [G]tell me
[C]All a[G]bout a [D]world without [G]strife [C] [G] [D]
Verse 6
[G]Do you [C]mean like the [G]war
Or [G]why our [D]world seems so [G]poor
Hey [C]grandpa would you [G]tell me
[C]Please I [G]want to [D]know some [G]more [G7]
Chorus 3
And I'd [C]tell her back [D]then we had [G]war too
Our [C]economy was not the [D]greatest of the [Em]lands
But it [C]sure seemed that our [D]minds were not [G]quite as con[C]fused
And [F]everyone was willing to lend a [D]hand
Verse 7
And I'd tell her [G]one [C]day you'll grow [G]up
[G]No longer [D]be a [G]pup
And [C]you can tell some [G]stories
[C]All a[G]bout how [D]you grew [G]up [C] [G] [D]
Verse 8
[G]Then maybe [C]you'll under[G]stand
[G]What [D]I don't think I [G]can
How this [C]world is always [G]changing
[C]Makes it [G]hard to [D]under[G]stand [G7]
Chorus 4
I [C]only hope and [D]pray that it's [G]better
I'll [C]try and do my [D]part to make it [Em]so
And [C]maybe [D]you'll [G]continue on by [C]telling
Your [G]grandkids [D]stories of long [C]ago [G]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
