Intro}
C F/C C G/C C F/C C G/C C
{Verse 1}
C Dm
I've seen him plow a field of corn all day. That's reality.
F G C
His overalls are black with dirt, but his face is still full of dignity.
Dm G
He talks about the weather and he can tell you when it's gonna rain.
F G C F/G C
Told me 'bout the flood of twenty nine that washed the crops away.
{Chorus - Variation 1}
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G C
Grandpa told me 'bout the things he'd seen.
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G C F/C C G/C C F/C C G/C C
I listened to my Grandpa's memories.
{Verse 2}
C Dm G
At times he'd mention Grandma, turn his head and wipe away a tear.
F G C
Sometimes we'd take her picture down and sit and pretend that she's still here.
Dm G
Three girls and two boys he raised on love and simple honesty.
F G C F/G C
And when they finally have to carry him away, they'll take a lot of me.
{Chorus - Variation 2}
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G C
Grandpa told me 'bout the things he'd seen.
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G Am
I listened to my Grandpa's memories.
{Chorus - Variation 3 and fade}
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G C
Grandpa told me 'bout the things he'd seen.
F Em7 Fmaj7
Underneath that Alabama sky,
Dm G C F/C C G/C C F/C C G/C C
I listened to my Grandpa's memories.