When I was born my grandfather held me in his warm hands
And it seems though his eyes are teary ,
But it's hard to tell from an old photograph
While my brother and sister danced at the feet of his tired and weathered frame
He said there's a light to this boy I've rarely seen
And there he gave me my name
Well my grandfather was a sniper
In the Red Army
He never had any brothers in arms for on both sides stood enemies
With a cold, unbroken will to survive
His steady hand took aim
And he drank just enough to keep himself warm
For he never spoke his true name
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb][Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]When I was a boy[Ab],the summers wer[Bb]e ours[Eb]
He would take me[Ab] down to the sea[Bb]
He?d sta[Eb]nd on the waters edge[Ab]
And watc[Bb]h me go crazy[Eb]
As the gen[Ab]tle waves roll[Am]ed in[Bb]
Lookin' [Cm]back I wonder ho[Cm/Bb]w he mus[Cm]t have felt[Am7b5]
W[Ab]atching me and running so free[Bb]
All the ye[Eb]ars in his life he wished he c[Ab]ould for[Bb]get[Eb]
Did he l[Ab]ook at the world[Bb] through me?[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb][Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]When I was a man[Ab] I flew across t[Bb]he Ocean[Eb]
When I heard he [Ab]needed care[Bb]
I listen[Eb]ed as he spoke o[Ab]f his turbulent [Bb]life[Eb]
From his ord[Ab]inar[Am]y chair[Bb]
And he e[Cm]nded by saying[Cm/Bb]
[Cm]'Oh,I've had eno[Am7b5]ugh
The time[Ab] has come for me to go[Bb]
I have o[Eb]nly one wish[Ab]
That is lef[Bb]t in me[Eb]
To be ta[Ab]ken peac[Bb]efully'[Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]Just before [Ab]I was due to[Bb] marry[Eb]
I heard he c[Ab]ould not walk anymore[Bb]
It was t[Eb]hen he gave up f[Ab]ight
[Bb]I had said goodb[Eb]ye
Almost one y[Ab]ear [Am]before [Bb]
[Cm]And I'll never f[Cm/Bb]orget so[Cm]mething he told [Am7b5]me
?Yes it?s a crue[Ab]l world ,but you must live without fe[Bb]ar?
Well I s[Eb]ure do miss my g[Ab]randfath[Bb]er[Eb]
He's the rea[Ab]son why I'm [Bb]here[Eb]
And it seems though his eyes are teary ,
But it's hard to tell from an old photograph
While my brother and sister danced at the feet of his tired and weathered frame
He said there's a light to this boy I've rarely seen
And there he gave me my name
Well my grandfather was a sniper
In the Red Army
He never had any brothers in arms for on both sides stood enemies
With a cold, unbroken will to survive
His steady hand took aim
And he drank just enough to keep himself warm
For he never spoke his true name
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb][Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]When I was a boy[Ab],the summers wer[Bb]e ours[Eb]
He would take me[Ab] down to the sea[Bb]
He?d sta[Eb]nd on the waters edge[Ab]
And watc[Bb]h me go crazy[Eb]
As the gen[Ab]tle waves roll[Am]ed in[Bb]
Lookin' [Cm]back I wonder ho[Cm/Bb]w he mus[Cm]t have felt[Am7b5]
W[Ab]atching me and running so free[Bb]
All the ye[Eb]ars in his life he wished he c[Ab]ould for[Bb]get[Eb]
Did he l[Ab]ook at the world[Bb] through me?[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb][Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]When I was a man[Ab] I flew across t[Bb]he Ocean[Eb]
When I heard he [Ab]needed care[Bb]
I listen[Eb]ed as he spoke o[Ab]f his turbulent [Bb]life[Eb]
From his ord[Ab]inar[Am]y chair[Bb]
And he e[Cm]nded by saying[Cm/Bb]
[Cm]'Oh,I've had eno[Am7b5]ugh
The time[Ab] has come for me to go[Bb]
I have o[Eb]nly one wish[Ab]
That is lef[Bb]t in me[Eb]
To be ta[Ab]ken peac[Bb]efully'[Eb]
[MMMM-mmmmm]
[Eb]Just before [Ab]I was due to[Bb] marry[Eb]
I heard he c[Ab]ould not walk anymore[Bb]
It was t[Eb]hen he gave up f[Ab]ight
[Bb]I had said goodb[Eb]ye
Almost one y[Ab]ear [Am]before [Bb]
[Cm]And I'll never f[Cm/Bb]orget so[Cm]mething he told [Am7b5]me
?Yes it?s a crue[Ab]l world ,but you must live without fe[Bb]ar?
Well I s[Eb]ure do miss my g[Ab]randfath[Bb]er[Eb]
He's the rea[Ab]son why I'm [Bb]here[Eb]
