Intro: DD/F#GA x2
DGA
I learned how to write it, when I first started school
DD/F#GABBm
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound too cool
BmAGA
So I had to hit him, and all I said when the blood came
GD/F#Em7Asus-A
It's my last name
DGA
Grandpa took it off to Europe, to fight the Germans in the war
DD/F#GABBm
It came back on some dog tags, nobody wears no more
BmAGD/A
It's written on a headstone, in the field where he was slain
Em7D/F#Em7Asus
It's my last name
Chorus:
GAD
Passed down from generations, too far back to trace
GD/F#Em7A
I can see all my relations, when I look into my face
Bbaug-BmAGD/A
May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame
Em7D/F#Em7Asus-A
It's my last name
DGA
Daddy always told me, far back as I recall
DD/F#GABBm
Son you're part of something, you represent us all
BmAGD/F#
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came
Em7D/F#Em7Asus-A
It's my last name
ChorusEm7D/F#Em7AsusADGA
So darlin if you're wonderin, why I've got you here tonight
DD/F#GABBm
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife
BmAGD/A
Ain't got much to give you, but what I've got means everything
Em7D/F#Em7AsusGD/F#Em7Asus
It's my last name Oh it's my last name
DGAD
I learned how to write it, when I first started school
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