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It sits above the mantle, on a couple rusty nails,
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It aint worth a lot of money, and it damn sure aint for sale
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The good lord only knows all the stories it could tell,
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Granddaddy's gun
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He bought it new out of the sears and robuck catalog
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And it shot a many shells over the back of an old bird dog
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And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off
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Granddaddy's gun.
Chorus
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It's just an old double barrel twelve
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C#5
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
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E
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It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
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E
Cause I can still hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
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C#5
A guns like a woman son it's all how you hold her
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E
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He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
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E
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And one of these days I'll pass it on to my grandson
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A
My Granddaddy's Gun
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That old man gave 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 that sweet old man and me
E
And Granddaddy's gun
Chorus
A5
E
It's just an old double barrel twelve
B5
C#5
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
A5
E
B5
It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
A5
E
Cause I can still hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
B5
C#5
A guns like a woman son it's all how you hold her
A5
E
B5
He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
A5
E
B5
And one of these days I'll pass it on to my grandson
E
A
My Granddaddy's Gun
solo
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E
There's a long beard hanging on the livin' room wall
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C#5
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E
B5
That I got with a box call and Granddaddy's gun
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E
There's a shot up sign out there on forty nine
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C#5
That me and billy joe shot up one night
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E
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With granddaddy's gun
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It sets above the mantel on a couple rusty nails
E
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It aint worth a lot of money and it damn sure ain't for sale