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Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle
INTRO:
F#m E D F#m E A
VERSE:
E
Daddy shoulda been a preacher man
A E
'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak
E
He didn't always follow his own advice
A E
But we got a sermon every week
F# D
He'd say, 'Trouble always starts as fun,'
A E
And, 'Broken hearts will always mend.'
F#m D
'Tough times don't last, tough people do,'
A E
And, 'Nothin' breaks if it can bend.'
Chorus:
D
'Don't ever sell your saddle.'
A
'Never owe another man.'
Bm E
'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.'
Bm F#m
'Don't ever sell your saddle,
D E A
'Cause life's a long, long ride.'
VERSE:
E A E A
Daddy never ran from anything
A E
Always took his share of the blame
E
Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up
A E
But hard enough to stop a train
F#m D
He said, 'Only fight when you have to,
A E
'Cause there's always a faster gun.'
F#m D
And, 'You'll know a hero from a coward
A E
When you see which way they run.'
Chorus:
D
'Don't ever sell your saddle.'
A
'Never owe another man.'
Bm E
'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.'
Bm F#m
'Don't ever sell your saddle,
D E A
'Cause life's a long, long ride.'
BRIDGE:
G D/F# A E
Daddy left me his old saddle the day that he passed on
G D/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.'
Bm E
'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.'
Bm F#m
'Don't ever sell your saddle,
D E A
'Cause life's a long, long ride.'
OUTRO:
Bm F#m
Don't ever sell your saddle,
D E A D A
'Cause life's a long, long ride.