Intro: D  D/F#  G A (x2) 

D                               G                 A 
I learned how to write it, when I first started school 
      D            D/F#                G                A - Bbaug - Bm 
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound too cool 
Bm           A                  G                   A 
So I had to hit him , and all I said when the blood came 
         G        D/F# Em7 Asus - A 
It's my last name 
         D                                   G              A 
Grandpa took it off to Europe, to fight the Germans in the war 
    D                D/F#         G              A - Bbaug - Bm 
It came back on some dog tags, nobody wears no more 
Bm                 A                  G                 D/A 
It's written on a headstone, in the field where he was slain 
        Em7      D/F# Em7 Asus 
It's my last name 
 
Chorus: 
        G                      A                D 
Passed down from generations, too far back to trace 
       G            D/F#           Em7           A  
I can see all my relations, when I look into my face 
Bbaug - Bm                 A                G              D/A 
      May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame 
        Em7       D/F# Em7 Asus - A 
It's my last name 
 

D                          G           A 
Daddy always told me, far back as I recall 
D                   D/F#       G                A - Bbaug - Bm 
Son you're part of something, you represent us all 
Bm                  A          G           D/F# 
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came 
        Em7       D/F# Em7 Asus - A 
It's my last name 
 
Chorus 
 

Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus - A 
 
D                                       G               A 
So darlin if you're wonderin, why I've got you here tonight 
D                D/F#            G             A - Bbaug - Bm 
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife 
Bm                 A                       G               D/A 
Ain't got much to give you, but what I've got means everything 
        Em7       D/F# Em7 Asus          G      D/F# Em7 Asus 
It's my last name            Oh it's my last name 
D                               G                 A     D 
I learned how to write it, when I first started school