Intro: G C G C G D/F# Em A7 D Verse: G C G My granddad's pride and joy was a '49 Ford D Much as he loved grandma he loved that old truck more C D G D C I thought it was time that I took it for a stroll D G I had a big old pair for a boy just eight years old G C G Grounding second gear, drifting through the cows D Ripping through the pasture when the breaks finally gave out C D G D/F# Em He was screaming from the porch, I was crashing through the fence A7 D And he said, "What do you have to say for what you've done "
In my defense, I said Chorus: C G It's fun having fun D Em There's only so many trips around the sun C G Of a gun, what's done is done D Hold it flat 'cause none of it lasts G But it's fun having fun Interlude: G C G C G D/F# Em A7 D Verse: G C G My dad kept a can of gas behind our old barn D I made sure I was careful when I poured it on the lawn C D G D/F# C That fire was beautiful and the wind started to blow D G That ember hit the hayloft and I watched the sucker go G C G It didn't take long at all, those forty foot flames D I remember feeling grateful that the fire was not contained C D G D/F# Em The fireman had a hose and my daddy had a belt A7 D He said, "What do you have to say for what you've done " I just felt that Chorus: C G It's fun having fun D Em There's only so many trips around the sun C G Of a gun, what's done is done D Hold it flat 'cause none of it lasts G But it's fun having fun Instrumental: G Am Bbm Bm C D Eb E D B7 Em B7 Em D F#7 G D E A D D7 Bridge: G C G Them country boys doing 95 down an old dirt road D Hotbox in a minivan squinting through the smoke C D G D/F# Em Blue lights keep flashing and they haul our asses in (damn it, boy) A7 D I look ☠☠☠☠☠☠ up in the mugshot but I'd do it all again C G If you're dumb (yes, you're dumb) you gotta be tough (well, you're tough) D Em If you're smart you might miss the thrill of blowing things up C G That's enough of a life that's boring D Em And the worst decisions make good stories C G Grab your helmet and your cape D Break a leg, duct tape it straight, Chicks dig scars and get-well cakes Chorus: C G It's fun having fun D Em There's only so many trips around the sun C G Of a gun, what's done is done D Hold it flat 'cause none of it lasts C G7 But it's fun having fun having fun having fun