Tonart: D major
Intro 1
D
G
A
D
Verse 1
D
He bought it down from Fongaday
A
Before the First World War
D
He'd sit down and crack his knuckles,
G
put his glasses on his head
When he'd start to play,
A
D
and hide behind the bed
G
D
G
Well, his right foot stomped the pedals
D
and his left foot stomped the floor
A
His wrinkled hands would skip the keys
D
that wouldn't play no more
G
He'd play onward Christian soldiers
D
Bm
An d the window panes would shake
D
When the man of eighty -seven
A
D
A
D
A
D
Played his old eighty -eight
The piano sat in the corner
G
on a sagging hardwood floor
D
On top was a frame I made for him
A
with a picture of the Lord
D
A faded Baptist hymn note
G
took its place above the keys
D
We'd take turns sittin' by him,
A
D
he'd knock, turn the page
G
D
G
While his right foot stomped the pedals
D
and his left foot stomped the floor
A
His wrinkled hands would skip the key
D
that wouldn't play no more
G
D
He'd play onward, Christian soldiers,
Bm
and the window panes would shake
D
When the man of eighty -seven
A
D
A
D
A
D
played his old eighty -eight
Bb
Eb
The old piano's silent now,
Ab
it don't ring with joy no more
Except sometimes when
Bb
when there's someone at the door
Eb
I can see him up in heaven
Ab
with a smile upon his face
Eb
When God and all the angels
Bb
Eb
let him lead amazing grace
Ab
Well, his right foot stomped the pedals
Eb
and his left foot stomped the floor
Bb
His wrinkled hands would skip the keys
Eb
that wouldn't play no more
Ab
He'd play onward Christian soldiers,
Eb
Bb
Eb
and the wind of pains would
Cm
Eb
Cm
G
Cm
shake
Eb
When the man of 87 played
Bb
Eb
his old 88
Ab
Eb
When the man of 87 played his
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
old 88 you
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