Intro: G    C  G  D    C  G 

                    C 
Grandfather came to Canada 
       G 
With a trade of a different time 
  D 
A learned man of god 
        C              G 
He just wasn't worth a dime 


                       C 
So, mended clothes for pennies 
          G 
While his children went to school 
D 
Sang them asleep at night 
C                            G 
Songs from the Old World and New 


Chorus: 
D             G 
Ohh, he could sing 
    C                  G 
Had nothing to leave behind 
        D               Em    C 
But his voice, gave him wings 
      D                      C  G 
For a little while, he could fly_  


INTERLUDE: C  G  D   C G 

                      C 
There was talk on the radio 
        G 
About a contest with a prize 
D 
Cast to the best singer 
C                      G 
Thought he'd give it a try 


                       C 
His son could play the piano 
    G 
And don't you know, they won 
D 
Paid off some debts 
        C             G 
And the money was all gone 


Chorus: 
D             G 
Ohh, he could sing 
    C                  G 
Had nothing to leave behind 
        D               Em    C 
But his voice, gave him wings 
      D                      C  G 
For a little while, he could fly_  


Instrumental: C G  D  C G D  C Em  C    G 


              C 
Never saw his children grown 
       G 
He was too young when he died 
    D 
His son became a scholar 
       C            G 
Played piano on the side 


                    C 
When I was young my father played 
    G 
And I would sing along 
D 
Songs from the world he knew 
        C                  G 
And I remember 'most every one 



INTERLUDE: D  C G D  C  G 

                    C 
My voice was passed down to me 
G 
Through the family line 
    D 
The gifts that we are given 
        C                G 
Are the gifts we leave behind