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.