Intro F#m E D A Bm E A Verse E E Daddy shoulda been a preacher man A A Cause everybody loved to hear him speak E E He didn't always follow his own advice A E But we got a sermon every week F#m 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 Bm E E And nothing breaks if it can bend Chorus D Don't ever sell your saddle D A A Never owe another man Bm E Watch where you spit on a windy day A A Don't use words you don't understand D D Find the Lord before you need Him F#m F#m And never lose your pride Bm A Don't ever sell your saddle D E A Cause life's a long, long ride Bridge A F#m E D A Bm E A Verse E E Daddy never ran from anything A A Always took his share of the blame E 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 Because there's always a faster gun F#m D And you'll know a hero from a coward Bm E When you see which way they run Chorus E D Don't ever sell your saddle D A A Never owe another man Bm E Watch where you spit on a windy day A A Don't use words you don't understand D D Find the Lord before you need Him F#m F#m And never lose your pride Bm A Don't ever sell your saddle D E A A Cause life's a long, long ride Bridge G D Daddy left me his old saddle A E The day that he passed on G D And these words are etched into my mind E A E Just like they were in stone Chorus E D Don't ever sell your saddle D A A Never owe another man Bm E Watch where you spit on a windy day A A Don't use words you don't understand D Find the Lord before you need Him D F#m F#m And never lose your pride Bm A Don't ever sell your saddle D E A F#m Cause life's a long, long ride Outro Bm A Don't ever sell your saddle D E Cause life's a long A Long ride A F#m E D A Bm E A A