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