Intro:
F#mEDF#mEAVerse:
E
Daddy shoulda been a preacher man
AE
'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak
E
He didn't always follow his own advice
AE
But we got a sermon every week
F#D
He'd say, "Trouble always starts as fun,"
AE
And, "Broken hearts will always mend."
F#mD
"Tough times don't last, tough people do,"
AE
And, "Nothin' breaks if it can bend."
Chorus:
D
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
A
"Never owe another man."
BmE
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
A
"Don't use words you can't understand."
D
"Find the Lord before you need him."
F#m
And, "Never lose your pride."
BmF#m
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
DEA
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Verse:
EAEA
Daddy never ran from anything
AE
Always took his share of the blame
E
Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up
AE
But hard enough to stop a train
F#mD
He said, "Only fight when you have to,
AE
'Cause there's always a faster gun."
F#mD
And, "You'll know a hero from a coward
AE
When you see which way they run."
Chorus:
D
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
A
"Never owe another man."
BmE
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
A
"Don't use words you can't understand."
D
"Find the Lord before you need him."
F#m
And, "Never lose your pride."
BmF#m
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
DEA
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Bridge:
GD/F#AE
Daddy left me his old saddle the day that he passed on
GD/F#E
And these words are etched into my mind, just as they were in stone
Chorus:
D
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
A
"Never owe another man."
BmE
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
A
"Don't use words you can't understand."
D
"Find the Lord before you need him."
F#m
And, "Never lose your pride."
BmF#m
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
DEA
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Outro:
BmF#m
Don't ever sell your saddle,
DEADA
'Cause life's a long, long ride.
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