My Father's Advice chords by Kris Kristofferson, Rodney Crowell
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Verse 1
(C major) The Old (G major) (D major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
The man never chatted much
He (C major) wasn't that kind of (G major) guy
He doled out chores and
he missed my games
And we (A major) never did see eye to eye
(D major) But the (G major) day my boss was leaving,
the (C major) sky was ripe with (G major) snow
He tossed my duffel in the truck
and he said, (D major) you're good to go (G major)
Like a genie wreathed in camel smoke,
a (C major) ball cap wearing saves (G major)
Smoke stub hanging from his mug,
he said, (A major) son, you've come of (D major) age
I can't (G major) give you no dang money,
nor no (C major) truck that's fit to drive (G major)
But I can leave you these
few words
that maybe (D major) help you stay alive
(G major) Never (C major) read at a place called (G major) Mom's,
don't play (D major) cards with a guy named (E minor) Duck
If you (C major) find yourself in a (G major) high -stakes game,
tuck your (D major) big bills in your (G major) sock
Be (C major) careful who you (G major) cotton to,
es (D major) pecially the girl
(E minor) If you (C major) find someone who loves (G major) you, son,
go (D major) on and give (G major) it a whirl (C major) (G major)
(D major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Don't flirt too much
with your wife's best friend
or (C major) with your best friend's (G major) wife
Don't drink and play with firearms,
it'll (A major) ruin a fella's (D major) life
Don't (G major) steal what don't
belong to you
and don't (C major) be afraid to give (G major)
Try to swing first in
a barroom brawl
and don't (D major) go in 10 to 10
(G major) Never (C major) eat at a place called (G major) Mom's,
don't play (D major) cards with a guy named (E minor) Doc
(D major) If you (C major) find yourself in a
(G major) high stakes game,
tuck your (D major) big bills in your (G major) sock
Be (C major) careful who you (G major) cotton to,
espe (D major) cially the girls
(E minor) If you (C major) find someone who (G major) loves you, son,
go (D major) on and give it a (G major) whirl
Now once we drew up to the depot,
he said, (C major) tell me where you land (G major)
This snow won't hold the bus up,
then he (A major) held out his right hand
(D major) Now (G major) in case I've never told you this,
I'm (C major) proud to call you son
(G major) But the best men carry pocket knives,
(D major) and then a gate and a (G major) wall
Never (C major) eat at a place called (G major) Mom's,
don't play (D major) cards with a guy named (E minor) Doc
If (D major) (C major) you're running around
the wrong (G major) side of town,
tuck your (D major) big bills in your (G major) sock
Be careful (C major) who you (G major) cotton to,
espe (D major) cially the girl (E minor)
If you (C major) find someone who (G major) loves you,
son,
go (D major) on and give it a (G major) whirl
If you (C major) find someone who (G major) loves you, son,
go (D major) on and give it a (G major) whirl (C major)
(G major) (D major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
you
My Father's Advice
Kris Kristofferson, Rodney Crowell
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