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