MY GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
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Time signature: 4/4 Tempo: ~210 bpm.
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Henry Clay Work, 1876
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Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 4
Dots (or '"equivalent') per beat = 1 |
Either row = Buttons 4 to 8
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Verse 1 (of 4)
.5 | :6 .6* .6 | :7* .6 .7* | :7 .8* .7 | :5*
My grand-fath-er's clock was too tall for the shelf, /
.7* .7* | :6 .6 .6 | :6* .5* .6* | ::6~ | ~. .r
So it stood nine-ty years on the floor; /
.5 .5 | :6 .6* .6 | :7* .6 .7* | :7 .8* .7 | :5*
It was tall-er by half than the old man him - self, /
.7* .7* | :6 .6 .6 | :6* .5* .6* | ::6~ | ~. .r
Though it weighed not a pen-ny-weight more. /
.7 .8* | :8 .7 .7* | :6 .6* .6 | .7* .6 .6* .5* | :5
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, /
.7 .8* | :8 .7 .7* | :6 .6* .6 | ::7*~ | ~. .r
And was al-ways his treas-ure and pride; /
.5 .5 | .6 .:r | .7* .:r | "7 "7 .7 .8* .7 | :5*
But it stopped ___ short — nev-er to go a - gain,
.7* .7* | ::6 | ::6* | ::6~ | ~. .r
When the old man died. /
Chorus (sung after each verse):
.5 .5 | :6 .5 .5 | .5* .5* :5 | :4 :5 | :4 .5
Nine-ty years with-out slum-ber-ing (tick, tock, tick, tock),
.5 | :6 .5 .5 | .5* .5* :5 | :4 :5 | .4 .5 .r
His life's sec-onds num-ber-ing, (tick, tock, tick, tock), /
"5 "5 | :6 :r | :7* :r | "7 "7 .7 .8* .7 | :5*
But it stopped ___ short — nev-er to go a - gain,
.7* .7* | ::6 | ::6* | ::6~ | ~. :r
When the old man died. /
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Lyrics:
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My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf,
So it stood ninety years on the floor; It was taller by half than the old man himself, Though it weighed not a pennyweight more. It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, And was always his treasure and pride; But it stopped short — never to go again -- When the old man died. Chorus: Ninety years without slumbering (tick, tock, tick, tock), His life's seconds numbering, (tick, tock, tick, tock), It stopped short — never to go again -- When the old man died. In watching its pendulum swing to and fro, Many hours had he spent while a boy; And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know And to share both his grief and his joy. For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door, With a blooming and beautiful bride; But it stopped short — never to go again -- When the old man died. My grandfather said that of those he could hire, Not a servant so faithful he found; For it wasted no time, and had but one desire -- At the close of each week to be wound. And it kept in its place — not a frown upon its face, And its hands never hung by its side. But it stopped short — never to go again -- When the old man died. It rang an alarm in the dead of the night -- An alarm that for years had been dumb; And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight -- That his hour of departure had come. Still the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chime, As we silently stood by his side; But it stopped short — never to go again -- When the old man died. |
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