Lucy Kaplansky - The Gift INTRO: G C G D C G

Grandfather came to ^CCanada With a ^Gtrade of a different time A ^Dlearned man of god He just ^Cwasn't worth a ^Gdime

So, mended clothes for ^Cpennies While his ^Gchildren went to school ^DSang them asleep at night ^CSongs from the Old World and ^GNew

CHORUS:

^DOhh, he could ^Gsing Had ^Cnothing to leave be^Ghind But his ^Dvoice, gave him ^Emwings ^C For a ^Dlittle while, he could ^Cfly^G_

INTERLUDE: C G D C G

There was talk on the ^Cradio About a ^Gcontest with a prize ^DCast to the best singer ^CThought he'd give it a ^Gtry

His son could play the ^Cpiano And ^Gdon't you know, they won ^DPaid off some debts And the ^Cmoney was all ^Ggone

CHORUS:

^DOhh, he could ^Gsing Had ^Cnothing to leave be^Ghind But his ^Dvoice, gave him ^Emwings ^C For a ^Dlittle while, he could ^Cfly^G_

INSTRUMENTAL: C G D C G D C Em C G

Never saw his ^Cchildren grown He was ^Gtoo young when he died His ^Dson became a scholar Played ^Cpiano on the ^Gside

When I was young my ^Cfather played And ^GI would sing along ^DSongs from the world he knew And I re^Cmember 'most every ^Gone

INTERLUDE: D C G D C G

My voice was passed ^Cdown to me ^GThrough the family line The ^Dgifts that we are given Are the ^Cgifts we leave be^Ghind

Lucy Kaplansky - The gift