Things He Handed Down

C G Am C F G C C C G Am C Yeah, I still got that pocket knife, that red Swiss Army F G C The one that wore a hole in his blue jeans C G Am C I still got that old guitar, that '60s model F G The one with buckle scratches and rusted strings F G Ohh, but it just don't sound as good to me N.C. As him sayin' Am G Don't mix wine with whiskey F C Don't put Jesus in a box F C G And never spend more money than you make Am G F C And don't burn a bridge that maybe one day you'll have to cross F C G And don't let a ball game ruin your Saturday F C Yeah, those talks from that recliner Dm7 C Those fishin' boat one-liners F C G It's his words that mean most to me now C G Am G F Of the things he handed down, down, down, ooh yeah G C C The things he handed down C G Am7 C Yeah, I still got that bible, that leather-bound King James one F G C I swear, every verse, you've underlined C G Am G Yeah, I kept that bottle, the one that we both finished F G The night I said I think I met my wife F G You shook my hand, and we both smiled And you said Am G Love ain't always roses F C Yeah, sometimes you get the thorns F C G But buy a dozen every chance you get Am G Oh, and tell your friends you love 'em F C 'Cause some day they could be gone F C G And try to live this life with no regrets F C Yeah, those talks from that recliner Dm C Those fishin' boat one-liners F C G It's his words that mean most to me now C G Am7 Of the things he handed down G F G C Yeah ah ah ah ah ah ah N.C. I can hear him saying Am7 G Don't mix wine with whiskey F C Don't put Jesus in a box F C G And never spend more money than you make Am G F C And don't burn a bridge that maybe one day you'll have to cross F C G And don't worry 'bout what you can't change F C Those talks from that recliner Dm C Those fishin' boat one-liners F C G It's his words that mean most to me now C G Am G F Of the things he handed down, down, down, ooh yeah G C The things he handed down