CAPO II INTRO: Em D C Em D G D G D Daddy shoulda a preacher man 'cause everybody loved to hear him speak G D He didn't always follow his own advice but we got a sermon every week Em C G D He'd say trouble always starts as fun and broken hearts will always mend Em C G D Tough times don't last, tough people do, and nothin' breaks if it can bend CHORUS: C G Don't ever sell your saddle, never owe another man Am7 D G G7 Watch where you spit on a windy day, don't use words you don't understand C7 C Em Find the Lord before you need him and never your pride Am7-Em C D7 G Don't ever sell your saddle 'cause life's a long long ride INTRO Daddy never ran from anything, always took his share of the blame Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up, but hard enough to stop a train He said only fight when you have to because there's always a faster gun And you'll know a hero from a coward when you see which way they run CHORUS BRIDGE: F C G7 D Daddy left me his old saddle the day that he passed on F C D And these words are etched into my mind just like they were in stone CHORUS Am7-Em C D7 G Don't ever sell your saddle 'cause life's a long long ride INTRO CHORDS without capo: Am7=Bm7 C=D C7=D7 D=E D7=E7 Em=F#m F=G G=A G7=A7