tuning : D# or D#no capo
intro : G C9 G C9
verse : 1a
G C9
it sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails
G C9
it aint worth a lot of money and it damn sure aint for sale .
D C9 G
the good lord only knows the all the story’s it could tell granDaddys gun .
verse : 2
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
it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off granDaddys gun
chorus :
C9 G D G
it’s just an old double barrel 12 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 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" he taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9 D G
and one of these days i’ll pass it on to my grandson granDaddys gun
verse : 3
G C9
he handed it to me on the day i turned thirteen ,
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 old man and me granDaddys gun
chorus :
C9 G D G
it’s just an old double barrel 12 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 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" he taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
C9 D G
and one of these days i’ll pass it on to my grandson granDaddys gun
bridge :
C9 D
there’s a long beard hangin’ on the living room wall that i got with a box call and
G D
granDaddys guuuuuuuuuun .
C9 D
there’s a shot up stop sign up there on 49 that me and billy joe shot up one night with
G D
granDaddys guuuuuuuuuuun .
verse : 1b
G C9 G
it sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails and it aint worth A
c9.............................................
lot of money and it damn sure aint for sale