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