Misc Originals – Amy Porter - Life Lessons (Guitar)

C                        G
Advice from my daddy the little he gave

        F                     C
Use the brain god gave ya and try to behave

                        Am    D7
Don't date cowboys they break hearts

F               G            C
Set your sights high go work hard

G                         C
Daddy ran the farm til he damn near died

F                            C
Working day and night trying to survive

                    Am      D7
Fueled by a temper full of fire

        F           G         C
his flame flickered about to expire, he said

G          G7
Fly birdie find your way

        F                      C
use the brain god gave ya and try to behave

C                  Am         D7
Don't date cowboys they break hearts

F                        G       C
Set your sights high and go work hard

  G                    C
I saw in his eyes the soul of a child

F                        C
beaten and bruised still wearing a smile

                   Am       D7
All I could do was hope and pray

        F             G        C
In that hospital room where he laid

G                  G7
Daddy Please don’t die on me

F                          C
You’ve got so much more of life to see

F                     Am
I need more time with you

F                G    C
Have I told ya I love you, he said

G          G7
Fly birdie find your way

        F                      C
use the brain god gave ya and try to behave

C                  Am         D7
Don't date cowboys they break hearts

F                        G       C
Set your sights high and go work hard

G                      C
Daddy recovered but he wasn’t the same

F                        C
He came out wise like he knew the game

                      Am        D7
Said don’t bite hands where you feeeed

    F                 G        C
And give some help to those in need

C
He said

G          G7
Fly birdie find your way

F                   C
Do some good before judgement day

               Am       D7
Give love with all your heart

F                        G       C
Set your sights high and go work hard

G                        Am
Lessons I learned before flying away

F                         C
This life isn’t meant for you to stay

            Am      D7
That much I know is true

        F          G           C
and death likes to sneak up on you