Tom: Ab
Intro: G C9 G C9
Verse:
G
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
C9
And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale
D C9
The good Lord only knows all the stories it could tell
G
Granddaddy's gun
G
He bought it new out of a Sears & Roebuck catalog
C9
And it shot a many shell over the top of an old bird dog D
D C9
And it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off
G
Granddaddy's gun
Chorus:
C9 G
It's just a double barrel 12
D Em
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
C9 G D
It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
C9 G
I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
D Em
A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her
C9 G D
He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9 G D
And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son
G C9
Granddaddy's gun
Verse 2:
G
He handed it to me on the day I turned 13
C9
With a half-shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean
D C9
I keep a picture in the case of that sweet old man and me
G
With granddaddy's gun
Chorus:
C9 G
It's just a double barrel 12
D Em
The stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
C9 G D
It wouldn't mean what it means to me to no one
C9 G
I can hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder
D Em
A gun's like a woman, son it's all how you hold her
C9 G D
He taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9 G D
And one of these days I'll pass it on to my son
C9
Granddaddy's gun
Bridge: ( C9 G D )
C9 G
There's a long beard living on the living room wall
D
That I got with a box call
C9 G D
And granddaddy's gun
C9 G
There's a shot up stop sign on 49
D
That me and Billy Joe took out one night
C9 G D
With granddaddy's gun
C9 G D
Granddaddy's gun
G
It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
C9 G
And it's worth a bunch of money but it damn sure ain't for sale
