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