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Key: C
πΈ Intro:
C
πΈ Verse 1:
C
I watched my daddy smoking cigarettes
Am7
Nicotine and whiskey always on his breath
F
He kept a fresh pack open right beside his bed
Dm7 G/B
"Son, them things'll kill ya," is what that doctor said
πΈ Verse 2:
C
We'd go fishing, trying catch 'em all
Am7
I'd hear mama bitching, "You smell like an old pool hall"
F
She'd throw my clothes in the washing machine
Dm7 G/B
And cuss my daddy and scrub the hell right out of me
πΈ Chorus:
C G/B
Well, the love he showed, the jokes he told
Am7 F
Found a way to seep into my soul
C G/B
And I pray every day I'll find a way
Am7 F
To pass it on to these children of my own
F
A little secondhand smoke
πΈ Verse 3:
C
Thinking they'd hurt me never crossed his mind
Am7
He was right there with me, not the running kind
F
He played it real cool when we disagreed
Dm7 G/B
Well, man, we were old-school, my old man and me
πΈ Verse 4:
C
Well, ain't life funny how the world goes 'round
Am7
You make all of that money, they still put you in the ground
F
Man, I'd love to see him and watch him burn one down
Dm7 G/B
He's smoking up in Heaven with those angels now
πΈ Chorus:
C G/B
Well, the love he showed, the jokes he told
Am7 F
Found a way to seep into my soul
C G/B
And I pray every day I'll find a way
Am7 F
To pass it on to these children of my own
F
A little secondhand smoke
F
A little secondhand smoke
πΈ Outro:
F
Song History
Published: November 16, 2025
Last Updated: March 5, 2026