Intro: G  C9  G  C9

Verse:
G
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails               
    C9
And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale 
      D                                 C9
The good Lord only knows all the stories it could tell
                G
Granddaddy's gun    
G
He bought it new out of a Sears & Roebuck catalog   
    C9
And it shot a many shell over the top of an old bird dog     D
     D                                    C9
And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off
                G
Granddaddy's gun 

Chorus:
C9          G
It's just a double barrel 12 
D                         Em
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
C9                G                   D
It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
C9                          G
I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
D                              Em
A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her
C9                      G                D
He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9                        G             D
And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son 
                G  C9
Granddaddy's gun

Verse 2:
G
He handed it to me on the day I turned 13
C9
With a half-shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean
D                              C9
I keep a picture in the case of that sweet old man and me
                     G
With granddaddy's gun

Chorus:
C9          G
It's just a double barrel 12 
D                         Em
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
C9                G                   D
It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
C9                          G
I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
D                              Em
A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her
C9                      G                D
He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9                        G             D
And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son 
                C9
Granddaddy's gun

Bridge: ( C9  G  D )

C9                            G
There's a long beard living on the living room wall
   D
That I got with a box call
    C9          G   D
And granddaddy's gun
C9                             G
There's a shot up stop sign on 49
       D
That me and Billy Joe took out one night
     C9          G   D
With granddaddy's gun
C9          G   D
Granddaddy's gun

G
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
C9                                                              G
And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale