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