Cadd9 D/F#
Cadd9 D/F#
[Verse 1]
D/F# Cadd9
He was not the kind of man
Em7 D/F#
That would walk you to school hand in hand
D/F# Cadd9
He was hard work leathered and tan
Em7 D/F#
And he spoke with a throat full of sand
Em G A
Me I'd hang on every word
Em G A
You never know what you might learn
[Chorus]
G C D
Son, don't let your horseshoes point down
G C D
Never put a blade in the ground
G C Bm Bm A
Always look a man right square in the eye
G C D
Don't let the good life pass you by
Cadd9 D/F#
[Verse 2]
D/F# Cadd9
Any little problem of mine
Em7 D/F#
He'd spit and say boy you'll be fine
D/F# Cadd9
He knew that there'd come a time
Em7 D/F#
When I'd find real mountains to climb
Em G A
Life can be cruel to us all
Em G A
Sooner or later we fall
[Chorus]
G C D
Son, don't let your horseshoes point down
G C D
Never put a blade in the ground
G C Bm Bm A
Always look a man right square in the eye
G C D
Don't let the good life pass you by
Cadd9 D/F#
[Verse 3]
D/F# Cadd9
Only ever once saw him cry
Em7 D/F#
The day that his own mother died
D/F# Cadd9
Just one tear in the corner of his eye
Em7 D/F#
Then he smiled and said, softly, goodbye
Em G A
Me I've got two of my own
Em G A
And a love that is solid as stone
A
Like a stone
[Chorus]
G C D
Son, don't let your horseshoes point down
G C D
Never put a blade in the ground
G C Bm Bm A
Always look a man right square in the eye
G C D
Don't let the good life pass you by
Cadd9 D/F#
Cadd9 D/F#
