Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle

Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle INTRO: F#m E D F#m E A VERSE: E Daddy shoulda been a preacher man A E 'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak E He didn't always follow his own advice A E But we got a sermon every week F# D He'd say, "Trouble always starts as fun," A E And, "Broken hearts will always mend." F#m D "Tough times don't last, tough people do," A E And, "Nothin' breaks if it can bend." Chorus: D "Don't ever sell your saddle." A "Never owe another man." Bm E "Watch where you spit on a windy day." A "Don't use words you can't understand." D "Find the Lord before you need him." F#m And, "Never lose your pride." Bm F#m "Don't ever sell your saddle, D E A 'Cause life's a long, long ride." VERSE: E A E A Daddy never ran from anything A E Always took his share of the blame E Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up A E But hard enough to stop a train F#m D He said, "Only fight when you have to, A E 'Cause there's always a faster gun." F#m D And, "You'll know a hero from a coward A E When you see which way they run." Chorus: D "Don't ever sell your saddle." A "Never owe another man." Bm E "Watch where you spit on a windy day." A "Don't use words you can't understand." D "Find the Lord before you need him." F#m And, "Never lose your pride." Bm F#m "Don't ever sell your saddle, D E A 'Cause life's a long, long ride." BRIDGE: G D/F# A E Daddy left me his old saddle the day that he passed on G D/F# E And these words are etched into my mind, just as they were in stone Chorus: D "Don't ever sell your saddle." A "Never owe another man." Bm E "Watch where you spit on a windy day." A "Don't use words you can't understand." D "Find the Lord before you need him." F#m And, "Never lose your pride." Bm F#m "Don't ever sell your saddle, D E A 'Cause life's a long, long ride." OUTRO: Bm F#m Don't ever sell your saddle, D E A D A 'Cause life's a long, long ride.