Grandfather's Clock (hi-lo)

by American folk song

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GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK hi-lo
American folk song
Henry Clay Work
Key: G

3    4   -3   4     -4
6    7   -7   7     -8
My grand-fa-ther's clock 

 4  -4    5   -5   5   -3'
 7  -8    8   -9   8   -6
Was too large for the shelf 

-4 -4   4    4   4   -3   -3'-3    4
-8 -8   7    7   7   -7   -6 -7    7
So it stood nine-ty years on the floor; 

3   3   4   -3 4   -4
6   6   7   -7 7   -8
It was tall-er by half 

 4   -4   5  -5   5   -3'
 7   -8   8  -9   8   -6
Than the old man him-self, 

-4   -4    4     4  4 -3  -3' -3     4
-8   -8    7     7  7 -7  -6  -7     7
Tho' it weighed not a pen-ny-weight more. 

4   5    6    5  -4   4
7   8    9    8  -8   7
It was bought on the morn 

-3  4  -4   4   -3 -3'  3
-7  7  -8   7   -7 -6   6
Of the day that he was born, 

 4   5  6   5   -4   4    -3   4   -4
 7   8  9   8   -8   7    -7   7   -8
And was al-ways his trea-sure and pride; 


 3  3     4     -4
 6  6     7     -8
But it stopped short 

 
 5  5  5  -5 5  -3'
 8  8  8  -9 8  -6
Nev-er to go a-gain, 

 -4  -4   4 -3-4  4
 -8  -8   7 -7-8  7
When the old man died. 

 3   3    4    3    3   -3'  3   3
 6   6    7    6    6   -6   6   6
Nine-ty years with-out slum-ber-ing, 

 2     3     2     3
 5     6     5     6
Tick, tock, tick, tock, 

 3   4    3   3   -3'  3   3
 6   7    6   6   -6   6   6
His life sec-onds num-ber-ing, 

 2     3     2     3
 5     6     5     6
Tick, tock, tick, tock, 

3     4     -4
6     7     -8
It stopped short 


 5  5  5  -5 5  -3'
 8  8  8  -9 8  -6
Nev-er to go a-gain, 

 -4  -4   4  -3   4
 -8  -8   7  -7   7
When the old man died.