Grandaddy's Gun

Capo 1

INTRO: G C x2

(G)It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails 

(C) and its worth a bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale
 
(D)the good lord only knows the all the (C)storys it could tell 

grandaddys (G)gun

(G) he bought it new out of the sears and roebuck catalog 

(C) and it shot a many shell over the top of an ol bird dog

(D) and it backed a burglar down when grandma (C)took the safety off i|

grandaddys (G)gun 


its (C) just a double (G) barrel 12 the (D)stock is cracked and it kicks like (G)hell

 it (C) wouldnt mean what it (G)means to me to no (D)one 

(C)i can hear his voice when i (G) put it to my shoulder "a (D) guns like a woman 

son its (G)all how ya hold her" it (C) taught me a whole 

lot (G) more than how to (D)hunt and (C) one of these days ill (G)pass it on to my (D)son

grandaddys (G)gun    (C)


(G) He handed it to me on the day i turned 13 

(C) with a half shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean

(D) i keep a picture in the case of that (C)sweet ol man and me and grandaddys (G)gun


its (C) just a double (G) barrel 12 the (D)stock is cracked and it kicks like (G)hell

 it (C) wouldnt mean what it (G)means to me to no (D)one 

(C)i can hear his voice when i (G) put it to my shoulder "a (D) guns like a woman 

son its (G)all how ya hold her" it (C) taught me a whole 

lot (G) more than how to (D)hunt 

and (C) one of these days ill (G)pass it on to my (D)son

grandaddys (G)gun    (D)



theres a (C) long beard livin on the living room wall that (D) i got with a (G)box call (C)and grandaddys (G)gun (D) 

theres a (C) shot up stop sign on 49 that (D) me n billy joe took (G)out one night (C)with grandaddys (G) gun (D)

grandaddys (C)(G)gun (D)
(G)It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails 

(C) and its worth a bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale

(G)