Capo 4th fret
[Intro]
D - Am - G
[Verse 1]
D
Pick a switch, read the bible.
Am G
Hunt fish for survival.
D
Plant a seed, watch it grow.
Am G
Learn to trust which way the wind blows.
D Am G
Let your mama know you love her, you will never have another.
[Chorus]
C G
Daddy, I have not forgotten
D A C G D A B
lessons learned under the light of a southern, starry sky.
C G
Family's the light that guides us,
D A
blessed be the ties that bind us.
C G D A B C G A
Sweet by and by, sweet by and by.
[Verse 2]
D
Tell the truth, earn your dollar.
Am G
Let not your heart asunder.
D
Save yourself, believe in faith.
Am G
Good things come to those who wait.
D Am G
Let your daddy know you love him, you will never have another.
[Chorus]
C G
Mama, I have not forgotten
D A C G D AB
lessons learned under the light of a southern, starry sky.
C G
Family's the light that guides us,
D A
blessed be the ties that bind us.
C G D A B C G A C A
Sweet by and by, sweet by and by.
[Solo]
D - Am – G x3
[Chorus]
C G
Daddy, I have not forgotten
D A C G D AB
lessons learned under the light of a southern, starry sky.
C G
Mama, I have not forgotten
D A C G D AB
lessons learned under the light of a southern, starry sky.
C G D A B C G A C A
Sweet by and by, sweet by and by.
[Outro]
D - Am – G