My Fathers Advice

E - B - F# - G#m - E - B - F# - B (2) B E B The old man never chatted much he wasn't that kind of guy B C# F# He doled out chores and he missed my games and we never did see eye eye B E B On the day my bus was leaving the sky was ripe with snow B F# B He tossed my duffle in the truck and he said you're good to go B E B Like a genie wreathed in camel smoke a ball cap wearing sage B C# F# Smoke stub hanging from his mug. He said son you've come of age B E B I can't give you no dang money nor a truck that's fit to drive B F# B But I can leave you these few words and maybe help you stay alive E B F# G#m Never eat at a place called mom's. Don't play cards with a guy named doc E B F# B If you find yourself in a high stakes game keep your big bills in your sock E B F# G#m Be careful who you cotton to especially the girls E B F# B If you find someone who loves you son, go ahead and give it a whirl E B F# G#m E B F# B 2x B E B Don't flirt too much with your wife's best friend or with your best friends wife B C# F# Don't drink and play with fire, cuz" it'll ruin a fellas life B E B Don't steal what don't belong to you and don't be afraid to give B F# B Try to swing first in a bar room brawl and don't go in tentative B E B Now once we drew up to the depot, he said tell me where you land B C# F# This snow won't hold the bus up and he held out his right hand B E B Now in case I've never told you this, I'm proud to call you son B F# B But the best men carry pocket knives and than he gave me one