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 G1 C91 D1 


INTRO: G C9 x2
G                             C9
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails 
        G                              C9
and its worth a bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale
    D                                C9                              G
the good lord only knows the all the storys it could tell grandaddys gun
G                                    C9
he bought it new out of the sears and roebuck catalog
        G                         C9
and it shot a many shell over the top of an ol bird dog
       D                                   C9                            G
and it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off grandaddys gun 


C9                G              D                      G
its just a double barrel 12 the stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
    C9                  G                D
it wouldnt mean what it means to me to no one 
C9                          G                        D        
i can hear his voice when i put it to my shoulder "a guns like a woman 
         G                       C9                    G               D
son its all how ya hold her" it taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
    C9                                  D                 G
and one of these days ill pass it on to my son grandaddys gun

G                           C9    
He handed it to me on the day i turned 13 
       G                             C9   
with a half shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean
   D                                  C9                                G
i keep a picture in the case of that sweet ol man and me and grandaddys gun


C9                G              D                      G
its just a double barrel 12 the stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
    C9                  G                D
it wouldnt mean what it means to me to no one 
C9                          G                         D
i can hear his voice when i put it to my shoulder "a guns like a woman
        G                       C9                    G                D
son its all how ya hold her" it taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
    C9                                  D                 G
and one of these days ill pass it on to my son grandaddys gun

C9                                                       D
theres a long beard livin on the living room wall that i got with a box call and 
 G         C9
grandaddys gun 
C9                                      D
theres a shot up stop sign on 49 that me n billy joe took out one night with 
G          C9
grandaddys gun
           G
grandaddys gun
G                            C9                          G
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails and its worth a 
                      C9
bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale