Tom: C#m E E A E C#m F# When I was five I was king of the yard, and my grandfather said A E E I had one hell of an arm. E E A E I remember learning his split-finger fastball, C#m F# A E E and all the tales he would stretch with that famous Turner charm. E E A E And by the fire pit in my old backyard, C#m F# A E E I used to sit transfixed by his stories. E E A E About the time him and Mickey Mantle drank all night long, C#m F# A E spinning yarns of all their former glories. [Bridge] A A E B And I remember Christmas eve when I was ten and Ma told Grandpa C#m G# A he was wasting my time. A E She sent him packing in the pouring rain; B C#m G# A things were never quite the same after that night. [Verse] E B But in the package he left under the tree was a new silver wristwatch B A G# E addressed to his favorite grandson, Henry.