Intro
G G G G G G G C
Well, come on!
VERSE:
G
There's a hand me down hand me down Super Sport Chevelle
G G
Daddy's daddy made him promise that he'd never sell
G C
He gave it to me and man I gave it hell
G
And I still got it
G G
I got a vintage Sears Silvertone spinning' 45's
G G
Songs are long gone but they make me feel alive
G C
The vinyl wears out but the music never dies
G
Yeah, I still got it
CHORUS:
C
You don't throw away a diamond just because it's got some dust
G
Don't trade in a classic 'cause it's got a little rust
C Am D
You hold on to the things that matter no matter how used up they are-ar-ar-ar-are
G
Now I don't give up on things that got me this far
G N.C. G G
I don't give up on things that got me this far
VERSE:
G
I've got a tattoo of a cross that I ain't afraid to show
G G
Gets me through the bad and never lets me go
G C
It's written on my arm and carved into my soul
G
And I still got it
CHORUS:
C
You don't throw away a diamond just because it's got some dust
G
Don't trade in a classic 'cause it's got a little rust
C Am D
You hold on to the things that matter no matter how used up they are-ar-ar-ar-are
G
Now I don't give up on things that got me this far
G
I don't give up on things that got me this far
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
C G C Am D
BREAK::
Em C
Grandaddy took my grandma's hand
G
With a table cut stone on a 10 carat band
Em C G
And that kind of love's the only kind I understand
Em C
Oh, and honey I'm cut from the very same cloth
G Am
And I swear if you slip it on we can make it
C D D
Just like they made it
CHORUS:
C
You don't throw away a diamond just because it's got some dust
G
Don't trade in a classic 'cause it's got a little rust
C Am D
You hold on to the things that matter no matter how used up they are-ar-ar-ar-are
OUTRO:
G
Now I don't give up on things that got me this far
G G
I don't give up on things that got me this far
G G
Don't give up on things that got me this far
G G N.C.
No I don't give up on things that got me this far