(intro)

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(verso)
D
Don?t ride your bike off a ramp that?s more than three bricks high
D
Don?t take that candy from the store if you ain?t got the dime
G
Don?t pick a fight with a little guy that doesn?t talk that much
D
Don?t pick up a cherrybomb thinkin? it?s a dud
A
And don?t sneak out of a 2 story house usin? bed sheets as a rope
G
Don?t ask me how I know

D                                G                        D                     G
Sell your truck while it?s still runnin?, save the Jesus off the dash
D                       G                                  A
Say a prayer when you feel like cussin?, save your money pay with cash
G                          D                      G                   D
Forget your pride, buy the roses, if you?re sorry tell her so
Bm                   A                   G
Don?t drink the water in Mexico
Bm     Ahold                 D      (intro lick here after 1st time)
Don?t ask me how I know

(segundo solo)

(verso)
Don?t quit your high school football team halfway through the season
Don?t bust your buddy in the nose when you know he didn?t mean it
Don?t lose a girl you love at home for a night in Panama City
Don?t rush off the phone when your Mama calls you ain?t that busy
Ya oughta make that drive to say goodbye to your grampa ?fore he goes
Don?t ask me how I know

(refr?o)

(solo)  D G D G D G A

G                          D                     G          D
Forget your pride buy the roses, if you love her tell her so,
Bm             A                                G
Don?t go to Vegas with your heart broke,

Bm             A                                G
Don?t bum your cousin for that first smoke
Bm             A                                G
I'm tellin' ya, don't drink the water in Mexico
Bm    A             D   (lick)
Don't ask me how I know
D                                     (lick)
Don't ask me how I know
D                                     (lick)
I just know
D                                     (lick)
sell your truck while it's still runnin',  say a prayer when you feel like cussin'
D                                     (intro)
I know,