B                               B/E
Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man
B                                           B/E
You felt a little better when he shook your hand
B                                              B/E
Let me tell you a little 'bout him and you'll understand
    E          B/D#        C#m      B 
Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

B                                                 B/E
He grew up in the depression and he fought in the war
B                                                 B/E
He never talked too much about the other shore
B                                                 B/E
But he was real good-looking in his uniform
E       B/D#     C#m  B
Officer Petty in '44

[Chorus]
F#                      E         B
And you might say, hey, what's so great
       F#            C#m   
Sounds like a simple man
   F#             E      B      C#m                          
He wasn't rich or famous but to me
            F#
He sure was grand

B                               B/E
He married a girl from down the street
B                           B/E
Built her a house down by a creek
B                                  B/E
One girl, two boys, five mouths to feed
E          B/D#          C#m    B
Paul Brown Petty built a family

B                            B/E
He opened a shop down on the square
B                                B/E
He'd set you on up in his barber chair
B                                     B/E
Get a summertime buzz or a real close shave
        E           B/D#         C#m     B
Get you all cleaned up, send you on your way

[Chorus]
F#                      E         B
And you might say, hey, what's so great
        F#           C#m   
Sounds like a simple man
   F#             E      B              
He wasn't rich or famous but 
   C#m            F#
To me he sure was grand

B                   B/E
He was a Cumberland Presbyterian
B                                 B/E
He went up to meet his maker in '91
B                                      B/E
Sometimes when I talk about him, I get sad
         E          B/D#      C#m     B
You see, Paul Brown Petty was my granddad

[Chorus 2]
    F#                E     B
His courage runs down in my blood
     F#            C#m
His kindness in my eyes
   F#            E      B            
If you can see a man in me
C#              F#
He's the reason why

B                               B/E
Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man
B                                           B/E
You felt a little better when he shook your hand
B                                          B/E
And if you could've known him, you'd understand
    E          B/D#        C#m      B
Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man