Tom: Em
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
C G D
I'm on my way to play another show
G C G
I bet you'd love it, folks are sittin' on some hay
C G D
So I'll pull out my fiddle an' I'll rosin up my bow
C Cm G
What I'd give to see you sittin' in the front row
[Solo]
G C G C
[Verse 2]
G C G
Hey, grandpa, there's this boy I like a lot
C G D
He loves fishin', workin' hard and Barney Fife*
G C G
I wish you could be here to see me walkin' down the aisle
C G D
Can you believe I'm gonna be somebody's wife?
C D
Well, it don't matter, but in case you'd like to know
C Cm G G D
I saved a spot for you by grandma in the front row
[Chorus]
Em G
Now I know you're somewhere better
Em G
And this is how it's gotta be
Em C D
And you wouldn't want us cryin' anyway
Cadd9 G Am G
But I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
Am7 G D Dsus4 D
Oh, I sure am missing you today
[Verse 3]
G C G
Hey, grandpa, what's it like where you are now?
C G D
Is it everything we dreamed it oughta be?
G C G
I wish I could see you, without the pain that took you down
C G D
Free to run, and free to laugh, and free to breathe
Cadd9 D
Well, I'll admit some days I just can't wait to go
Cadd9 D
I can't help but there's a longing in my soul
Cadd9
Oh, deep inside somehow I think I know
C Cm G G D
When it's my turn, you'll be there waitin' in the front row
[Chorus 2]
Em G
Now I know you're somewhere better
Em G
And this is how it's gotta be
Em C D
The ones we love, we never really lose
Cadd9 G Am G
But I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
Am7 G D
But today I've gotta say, I'm missing you
[final]
G C G
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
C G D
I'm on my way to play another show
