Tom: F#
F#
If you gon do it, do it right
B
Fifteen early's right on time
D#m
You'll catch more flies with honey
B
Don't forget, save your money
F#
When you're knocked down get back up
B
Tell the truth when it's tough
D#m7
If it ain't broke, boy don't fix it
B
Life is short, make sure you live it
[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m C# B
Keep your word and finish what you start
B F#
Fall in love with a woman's heart
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
D#m C# B
My old man taught me everything I learned
F# B
Without sayin a word
[Verse 2]
F#
Don't forget where you come from
B
Be yourself, do what you love
D#m
Son, take care of your mother
B
'Cause you ain't ever gon' get another
[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m C# B
Keep your word and finish what you start
B F#
Fall in love with a woman's heart
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
D#m C# B
My old man taught me everything I learned
F# B
Without sayin a word
[Bridge]
D#m C# B F#
Best believe that I'm still reaching for that silent bar he set
D#m C# B F#
And I won't give up trying to live up to the things he never said
[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m C# B
Keep your word and finish what you start
F#
Son, be true to who you are
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
D#m C# B
Yeah, my old man taught me everything I learned
D#m C# B
And I thank God for all the lessons that I heard
F# B
Without sayin a word
D#m B
Mmm, without sayin a word
