F#
If you gon do it, do it right
        B
Fifteen early's right on time
             D#m
You'll catch more flies with honey
         B
Don't forget, save your money
                    F#
When you're knocked down get back up
         B
Tell the truth when it's tough
            D#m7
If it ain't broke, boy don't fix it
         B
Life is short, make sure you live it


[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m                C#               B
Keep your word and finish what you start
B                              F#
Fall in love with a woman's heart
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
D#m                 C#              B
My old man taught me everything I learned
                  F#       B
Without sayin a word


[Verse 2]
         F#
Don't forget where you come from
            B
Be yourself, do what you love
           D#m
Son, take care of your mother
                B
'Cause you ain't ever gon' get another


[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m                C#               B
Keep your word and finish what you start
B                              F#
Fall in love with a woman's heart
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
D#m                 C#              B
My old man taught me everything I learned
                  F#       B
Without sayin a word


[Bridge]
           D#m               C#                B            F#
Best believe that I'm still reaching for that silent bar he set
              D#m               C#            B              F#
And I won't give up trying to live up to the things he never said


[Chorus]
F#
It's what you do, not what you say
B
Learn to bend and you'll never break
D#m                C#               B
Keep your word and finish what you start
F#
Son, be true to who you are
F#
Ya ain't gotta have a lot, just
B
Take pride in what you got
      D#m                 C#               B
Yeah, my old man taught me everything I learned
            D#m              C#            B
And I thank God for all the lessons that I heard
                  F#       B
Without sayin a word
                     D#m       B
Mmm, without sayin a word