Grandaddys Gun

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

[C9]its just a double [G]barrel 12 the s[D]tock is cracked and it [G]kicks like hell
it w[C9]ouldnt mean what it [G]means to me to no[D] one
[C9]i can hear his voice when i [G]put it to my shoulder "a [D]guns like a woman
son its a[G]ll how ya hold her" it t[C9]aught me a whole lot m[G]ore than how to [D]hunt
and [C9]one of these days ill pass it on to [D]my son grandaddys [G]gun

[G]He handed it to me on the da[C9]y i turned 13
with a [G]half shot box of shells and a [C9]kit to keep it clean
i k[D]eep a picture in the case of that s[C9]weet ol man and me and grandaddys [G]gun

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

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