Verse
C#m A
I had just turned 16 when I learned how to drive
C#m A
My whole life in front of me, I had nothing but time
E A
With the open road and a tank of gas, I had one place to go
E A
Down to Willow Drive to see the purest soul
E A
Right about now it’s been 3 years since Grandma’s been alone
E A
She needs me now more than she ever did since Grandpa’s down the road
E A
So I pull on in to her driveway and she’s waiting at the door
E A
With a smile across her face that I had never seen before
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E A
And she said come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
E A
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about my neighbor too
E A
She is a Baptist, small town gossip queen and she’d tell it all to me
E A
Sunday lunch with grandma, makin’ memories
[Verse 2]
C#m A
I was 18 when I moved off to school and Grandma was sad
C#m A
We had made a routine full of love and food every weekend that had passed
E A
On the Sundays that I couldn’t come home, she’d call me every time
E A
With a brand new story about the folks at church and how they’d always sing too high
E A
And she’d say honey I hate to bother you with this damn TV remote
E A
Can you tell me how to fix it please and then I’ll let you go
E A
So I’d laugh and tell her what she needs, it was our running joke
E A
And I’d say Grandma when I come home, I will be see if it is broke
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E A
And she’d say come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
E A
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about my neighbor too
E A
She is a Baptist, small town gossip queen and she’d tell it all to me
E A
Sunday lunch with grandma, makin’ memories
[Verse 3]
C#m A
I graduated school when I was 22 and she was proud as could be
C#m A
I had a girl I would marry ‘till our love grew wary and one day she’d up and leave
E A
And I cried a river of tears and my grandma cried too
E A
Cuz she knew how much it hurt me and that hurt her too
E A
And she said I won’t always be around but don’t ever let another woman let you down
E A
Baby please never forget your worth, no woman on earth can know
E A
just how good you are with a heart of gold, you’re a man of some girl’s dreams
E A
and until the day she finds you, you can grab a bite to eat
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C#m A
So won’t you come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
C#m A
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about heaven
C#m A
There’s so much here to show you, I know you can’t wait anymore
C#m A
I miss Sunday lunches with grandma, but now she’s cookin’ for the lord