Intro: E|----------------------------10/11---10---------------------| B|---3-----/8------------------------------11----------------| G|---2-----/7----------------------------------10------------| D|---3-----/8------------------------------------------------| A|---1-----/6------6/8-6-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------10/11---10----------------------| B|----------3-----/8-----------------------------------11---------1-------| G|---5-----2-----/7--------------------------------------10-------2-------| D|---5-----3-----/8-------------------------------------------------------| A|---------1-----/6----------------6--------------------------------------| E|---4--------------------6/8-6-----------------------------------1-------| Verse I: Silver gray hair neatly comb... E|---------------------------------6h8p6--------------------------------------------------| B|---3---------------/8-----------8-----------------------6---3-3h43-----1----------------| G|---2---------------/7-----------------------------------5---3----3-----3---2------------| D|---3---------------/8-----------------------------------3---3---------------------------| A|---1---------------/6-----------6-------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------5--------3---------------1----------| There were four... generation.. of love.. face.. E|-------------------3----------3-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3----------2-----------------6---5---8----11-----------| G|-------------------3----------3-----------------5---5---8----9------------| D|-------------------1----------2----------------------5---8----12----------| A|-------------------------------------------------5---7---10---10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| She was so wise no surprise past her eyes.. E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------6--------| B|---10---------8-----------6---------------2--------4---------------3h4--------------| G|---8----------7-----------3---------------3---------3-------------------------------| D|---10---------8-----------3--------------2---------5--------------------------------| A|---8----------6-----------5-------------------------3---------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| She's seen it all E|------------------------------------------1-----------------4-----| B|--------------------------------3---4----1-------6--------4-------| G|------------------5--------5-------------2-------6--------5-------| D|------------------5--------5---------------------6--------4-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------6------| E|------------------4---4------------------1------4----4---4--------| Verse II: I was a child, oh about three or four E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3-----/8--------------------------6---3---3h4p3----------1--------------| G|---2-----/7--------------------------5---3---3-------3-------2-------------| D|---3-----/8--------------------------3---3---------------------------------| A|---1-----/6----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------5------3--------------------1-----------| All day I'd ask question At night I'd ask more. E|-------------3----------3--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3----------2-----------------6---5---8----11------------------| G|-------------3----------3-----------------5---5---8----9-------------------| D|-------------1----------2----------------------5---8----12-----------------| A|-------------------------------------------5---7---10---10-----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| But whenever; she never, would ever, E|--------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------6--| B|---10---------8-----------6---------------2--------------4-----------------3h4---------| G|---8----------7-----------3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------| D|---10---------8-----------3--------------2---------------5-----------------------------| A|---8----------6-----------5-------------------------------3---------3------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| turn me away. E|------------------------------------------1-----1------| B|--------------------------------3---4----1-----0-------| G|------------------5--------5-------------2----1--------| D|------------------5--------5------------------0--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------4---4------------------1-------------| Refrain: I'd say how can I be sure what is right or wrong ? E|-------------6------------------------------6-----------------| B|-------------6------------------------------8-----------------| G|------------8------------------------------7------------------| D|------------6------------------------------8------------------| A|------------8------------------------------6------------------| E|------------6-------------------------------------------------| And why does.. take so long ? E|-------------4------------------------------4-----------------| B|-------------4------------------------------6-----------------| G|------------6------------------------------5------------------| D|------------4------------------------------6------------------| A|------------6------------------------------4------------------| E|------------4-------------------------------------------------| Please tell me... And why won't... E|-------------4------------------------------2-------------------6-----6------8---------| B|-------------5------------------------------4-------------------9-----8------10--------| G|------------4------------------------------4--------------------6-----6------8---------| D|------------6------------------------------4--------------------8-----8------10--------| A|------------4------------------------------2--------------------6-----6------8---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'd say, Grandma what is love ? Will I ever find out ? E|-------------6-------------------------------------6------------------| B|-------------6-------------------------------------8------------------| G|------------8--------------------------------------7------------------| D|------------6--------------------------------------8------------------| A|------------8--------------------------------------6------------------| E|------------6---------------------------------------------------------| Why are we so poor, what is life about ? E|-------------4-----------------------------------4------------------| B|-------------4-----------------------------------6------------------| G|------------6------------------------------------5------------------| D|------------4------------------------------------6------------------| A|------------6------------------------------------4------------------| E|------------4-------------------------------------------------------| I wanna know the answers before I fall off to sleep. E|-------------4------------------------------2-------------------6-----6------6----6--| B|-------------5------------------------------4-------------------9-----8------9----8--| G|------------4------------------------------4--------------------6-----6------6----6--| D|------------6------------------------------4--------------------8-----8------8----8--| A|------------4------------------------------2--------------------6-----6------6----6--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse III She sort of smiled as she tucked me in. E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3---------------/8-------------------6---------3------------------------------------| G|---2---------------/7-------------------5---------3----------3---2----1----------------| D|---3---------------/8-------------------3---------3----------3---2----1----------------| A|---1---------------/6------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------5---------3------3------------1---------------| Then she pulled up that old rockin' chair once again. E|-------------------3----------3-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3----------2-----------------6---5---8----11-----------| G|-------------------3----------3-----------------5---5---8----9------------| D|-------------------1----------2----------------------5---8----12----------| A|-------------------------------------------------5---7---10---10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| But tonight she was slightly, remarkably E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------6--------| B|---10---------8-----------6---------------2--------4---------------3h4--------------| G|---8----------7-----------3---------------3---------3-------------------------------| D|---10---------8-----------3--------------2---------5--------------------------------| A|---8----------6-----------5-------------------------3---------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Different somehow E|------------------------------------------1-----------------4-----| B|--------------------------------3---4----1-------6--------4-------| G|------------------5--------5-------------2-------6--------5-------| D|------------------5--------5---------------------6--------4-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------6------| E|------------------4---4------------------1------4----4---4--------| Verse IV Slowly she rocked, lookin' half asleep. E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3---------------/8-------------6----3----------------------| G|---2---------------/7-------------5----3------2---------------| D|---3---------------/8-------------3----3------2---------------| A|---1---------------/6-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------5----3------1--------------| Grandma yawned as she stretched. Then she started to speak. E|-------------------3----------3-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3----------2-----------------6---5---8----11-----------| G|-------------------3----------3-----------------5---5---8----9------------| D|-------------------1----------2----------------------5---8----12----------| A|-------------------------------------------------5---7---10---10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| What she told me, would mold me, and hold me E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------6--------| B|---10---------8-----------6---------------2--------4---------------3h4--------------| G|---8----------7-----------3---------------3---------3-------------------------------| D|---10---------8-----------3--------------2---------5--------------------------------| A|---8----------6-----------5-------------------------3---------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Together inside. E|------------------------------------------1-----1------| B|--------------------------------3---4----1-----0-------| G|------------------5--------5-------------2----1--------| D|------------------5--------5------------------0--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------4---4------------------1-------------| Refrain: She said all the things you ask You will know someday. E|-------------6------------------------------6-----------------| B|-------------6------------------------------8-----------------| G|------------8------------------------------7------------------| D|------------6------------------------------8------------------| A|------------8------------------------------6------------------| E|------------6-------------------------------------------------| But you have got to live in a patient way. E|-------------4------------------------------4-----------------| B|-------------4------------------------------6-----------------| G|------------6------------------------------5------------------| D|------------4------------------------------6------------------| A|------------6------------------------------4------------------| E|------------4-------------------------------------------------| God put us here by fate And by fate that means better days. E|-------------4------------------------------2-------------------6-----6------8---------| B|-------------5------------------------------4-------------------9-----8------10--------| G|------------4------------------------------4--------------------6-----6------8---------| D|------------6------------------------------4--------------------8-----8------10--------| A|------------4------------------------------2--------------------6-----6------8---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| She said, child we are all moons in the dark of night. E|-------------6-------------------------------------6------------------| B|-------------6-------------------------------------8------------------| G|------------8--------------------------------------7------------------| D|------------6--------------------------------------8------------------| A|------------8--------------------------------------6------------------| E|------------6---------------------------------------------------------| Ain't no morning gonna come 'til the time is right. E|-------------4-----------------------------------4------------------| B|-------------4-----------------------------------6------------------| G|------------6------------------------------------5------------------| D|------------4------------------------------------6------------------| A|------------6------------------------------------4------------------| E|------------4-------------------------------------------------------| Can't get to better days lest you make it through the night. E|-------------4------------------------------2-------------------6-----6---------| B|-------------5------------------------------4-------------------9-----8---------| G|------------4------------------------------4--------------------6-----6---------| D|------------6------------------------------4--------------------8-----8---------| A|------------4------------------------------2--------------------6-----6---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| You gotta make it through the night, yes you do. E|-----------------------------------6-----6--------| B|-----------------------------------9-----11-------| G|-----------------------------------6-----6--------| D|----------------------------------8-----8---------| A|----------------------------------6-----6---------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Chorus I: You can't get to no better days E|---4------------4---------4-------4---------| B|---4------------6---------4-------6---------| G|---5------------5---------5-------5---------| D|---6------------6---------6-------6---------| A|---4-----------4----------4-------4---------| E|--------------------------------------------| Unless you make it through the night. E|---------------1-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------1------------------------------------------------------4---6------9-----| G|---------------1---------------------------------------------3-5-----------------8-----| D|---------------3---------------------------3----3h5---6------------------------6-------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh, you will see those better days E|---4------------4---------4-------4---------| B|---4------------6---------4-------6---------| G|---5------------5---------5-------5---------| D|---6------------6---------6-------6---------| A|---4-----------4----------4-------4---------| E|--------------------------------------------| But you gotta be patient. (Be patient) oh baby, be patient. E|-------------------3-------1------------------------------------------------------------6--| B|-------------------4-------1--------------2---2----------------------9----8------9---8-----| G|-------------------3-------1--------------4---3----------------------6----6------6---6-----| D|-------------------5-------1--------------4---4----------------------8----8------8---8-----| A|-------------------3-------3------------------------------------------6----6------6---6----| E|---------------------------1---------------2---2-------------------------------------------| Verse V (do pattern on verse I1) Later that year, at the turn of spring, Heaven sent angels down and gave Grandma her wings. Now, she's flying, and sliding, and gliding In better days Chorus II (do pattern on chorus I) (Be patient) You can't get to no better days Unless you make it through the night baby. (Be patient) Oh, you will see those better days But you gotta be patient. Child, do you hear me, yeah. (Be patient) You can't get to no better days Unless you make it, you got to make it you got to make it You got to make it through the night (Be patient) Oh Grandma, oh Grandma Do you see me now, lady Oh oh oh oh oh... (Be patient) She used to sit me on her knee She used to comb my hair She used to tell me stories.. My Grandma took me everywhere