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Bill Withers - Grandmas Hands Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em, B7
Rhythm tips ↓-↑-↓-↑

[Em]Grandma’s hands [B7] [Em] [Em]Clapped in church on Sunday morning

[Em]Grandma’s hands [B7] [Em] Played a [B7]tambourine so well

[Em]Grandma’s hands [B7] [Em] [Em]Used to issue out a warning

She’d say, [B7]”Billy don’t you [A]run so fast [B7]Might fall on a [A]piece of glass [B7]”Might be snakes there [A]in that grass” [Em]Grandma’s hands [B7] [Em]

Artist Bill Withers
Album Just As I Am
Genres R&B, Soul
Year 1971
Key Em

How to Play Grandmas Hands on Ukulele?

Bill Withers - Grandmas Hands can be played in the key of Em using the Em, B7 chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For B7, To play B7, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Grandmas Hands with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.