Intro G5 
 

Verse 1 
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Granddaddy was a hillbilly scholar, blue collar of a man. 
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He came from a school where you didn't need nothin' 
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If you couldn't make it with your own two hands. 
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He was back woods, back wards, used words like: no sir, yes  
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mam , by god, be darned and hell yeah I'm American 
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In all the years he walked this earth,  
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I swear all he did was work. 
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He said the devil dreams on that idle horse 
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So listen to me squirt. 
 
Chorus 
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Don't get too high on the bottle and get right w/ the man 
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Fight your fights, find your grace and all the things that you can't change. 
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And help somebody if you can 
 
Verse2 
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Now Granny said son stick to your guns, if you believe in something no matter what. 
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Cause it's better to be hated for who you are, 
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Than be loved for who your not. 
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She was five feet of concrete, 
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NY born and raised on slick city streets 
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She'd cold stare you down, stand her ground 
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Still kickin' and screaming at 93. 
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I remember just how frail she looked in that hospital bed. 
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Takin' her last few breaths of life, Smiling as she said... 
 
Chorus + And get right w/ the man 
 

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I never let a cowboy make the coffee, 
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Yeah, that''s what Granny always said to my Granddad. 
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He said never tell a joke that ain't that funny more than  
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once. If you want to hear God laugh tell him your plans.   
 
Chorus + And get right w/ the man 
 
 
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