E                                      A 
Grandpa had a piano, it was built in 1904 
                        E                                  B 
he bought it down from Sydney town before the first world war 
          E                                                   A 
He'd sit down and crack his knuckles, put his glasses on his head 
                             E                 B               E 
when he'd start to play the cat would run and hide behind the bed 
 A     
Well his right foot stomped the peddals  
     E 
and left foot stomped the floor 
      B                                      E 
his wrinkled hands would skip the keys that wouldn't play no more 
          A 
he'd play Onward Christian Soldiers 
         E                  A     
and the window panes would shake 
          E                    B   E 
when the man of 87 played his old 88
 
E                                                   A 
The piano sat in the corner, on a sagging hardwood floor 
                    E                                     B 
on top was a frame I made for him, with a picture of the Lord 
  E                                               A 
a faded Baptist Hymnal took it's place above the keys 
                         E            B               E 
we'd take turns sitting by him, he'd nod to turn the page 
 
chorus 
 F#                                                       B 
Well the old piano's silent now it don't ring for joy no more 
                           F# 
except sometimes when the cat jumps down 
                             C# 
when there's someone at the door 
  F#                                               B 
I can see him up in heaven, with a smile upon his face 
                      F#              C#           F# 
when God and all the Angels, let him lead amazing grace. 
 
 
 B 
Well his right foot stomped the peddals  
     F# 
and left foot stomped the floor 
     C#                                       F# 
his wrinkled hands would skip the keys that wouldn't play no more 
 B 
he'd play Onward Christian Soldiers 
         F#                 B 
and the window panes would shake 
 F#                            C#   F# 
when the man of 87 played his old 88 
 B              F#             C#  B         F#    C#,F# 
when the man of 87 played his old eighty eight.