Granddaddys Gun

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It sits above the mantle on a couple
 rusty nails
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it ain't worth a lot of money and it
 damn sure ain't for sale.
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The good lord only knows all the 
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stories it could tell; grandaddy's
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 gun.


[Verse 2]

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He bought it new out of the Sears 
and Roebuck catalog
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and it shot a many shells over the 
back of an ol' bird dog.
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It backed a burglar down when 
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grandma took the safety off; 
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grandaddy's gun


[Chorus]

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It's just an old double barrel 12,
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 the stock is cracked and it kicks 
like hell
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it wouldn't mean what it means to 
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me to no one.
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I can still hear his voice when I 
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put it to my shoulder, "a gun's like
 a woman
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son, it's all how ya hold her", he 
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taught me a whole lot more than 
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how to hunt
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and one of these days I'll pass it
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 on to my grandson; grandaddy's gun


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[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]

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He handed it to me on the day I 
turned thirteen,
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with a half shot box of shells and a
 kit to keep it clean.
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I keep a picture in the case of 
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that sweet old man and me; 
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grandaddy's gun


[Chorus]

     Cadd9              G         
It's just an old double barrel 12,
     D                       Em
 the stock is cracked and it kicks 
like hell
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it wouldn't mean what it means to 
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me to no one.
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I can still hear his voice when I 
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put it to my shoulder, "a gun's like
 a woman
          Em                       
son, it's all how ya hold her", he 
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taught me a whole lot more than 
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how to hunt
    Cadd9                  G      
and one of these days I'll pass it
          D                       
 on to my grandson; grandaddy's 
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gun


[Solo]

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[Bridge]

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There's a long beard hangin' on the
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 living room wall that I got with a 
box call and
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   grandaddy's guuuuuuuuuun.
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There's a shot up sign up there on 
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49 that me and Billy Joe shot up one
 night with
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   grandaddy's guuuuuuuuuuun.

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[Ending]

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It sits above the mantle on a couple
 rusty nails
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it ain't worth a lot of money and it
 damn sure ain't for sale.