Intro: A2 (2 measures same chord)

A2 Bdim/A A My mother bought it secondhand from a silent movie star

A2/C# D2 DIt was out of tune but still I learned to play

F#m D F#m C#mAnd with each note we both would smile forgetting who we are

Dm E D2/A AAnd all the pain would simply fly away

Chorus: D A D ASomething secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound

D/F# A/E B/D# C#/FEven if it doesn't have a place to live

F#m A/E F#m/D# DmOh, the words were left unspoken when my momma came around

A/C# Dm F#m E7 A2 A But that Secondhand White Baby Grand still had something beautiful to give

Bb2 Cdim/Bb BbThrough missing keys and broken strings the music was our own

Bb2/D Eb2 EbUntil the day we said our last goodbyes

Gm Eb Gm Dm Ebm F

The baby grand was sent away, a child all alone, to pray somebody else

Eb2/Bb Bb

would realize

Chorus: Eb Bb Eb BbThat something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound

Eb/G Bb/F C/E D/F#Even if it doesn't have a place to live

Gm Bb/F Gm/E EbmOh. the words are still unspoken now that momma's not around

Bb/D Ebm Gm F7 Bb2 BbBut that Secondhand White Baby Grand still has something beautiful to give

Bridge: Gb/Bb BbFor many years the music had to roamDm EUntil we found a way to find a home A2 Bdim/A ASo now I wake up every day and see her standing there A2/C# D2 DJust waiting for a partner to compose F#m DAnd I wish my mother still could hear

F#m C#mThat sound beyond compare

Dm E D2/A A I'll play her song til everybody knows.

Chorus: D A D AThat something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound

D/F# A/E B/D# C#/FDon't we all deserve a family room to live

F#m A/E F#m/D# DmOh, the words can't stay unspoken until everyone has found

A/C# Dm F#m Dm E7 A2 A But that Secondhand White Baby Grand that still had something beautiful to give Dm/F A DI still have something beautiful to give