[Intro]
E
[Verse]
E 
Few days before he turned 80 
B 
He was sitting out back in a rocker 
A 
He said, what you been up to lately 
  
I told him chasing a dollar 
E 
And in between sips of coffee 
B 
He poured this wisdom out 
A 
Said if you want my two cents on making a dollar count
[Chorus]
    E 
Buy dirt 
                               B 
Find the one you can't live without 
                                  C#m 
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground 
                             A 
Do what you love but call it work 
                                           E 
And throw a little money in the plate at church 
                                         B 
Send some prayers up and your roots down deep 
                               C#m 
Add a few limbs to your family tree 
  
And watch their pencils marks 
        A 
And the grass in the yard 
  
All grow up 
E                         B 
'Cause the truth about it is 
  
It all goes by real quick 
C#m                A 
You can't buy happiness 
                E 
But you can buy dirt
[Chorus]
    E 
Buy dirt 
                               B 
Find the one you can't live without 
                                  C#m 
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground 
                             A 
Do what you love but call it work 
                                           E 
And throw a little money in the plate at church 
                                         B 
Send some prayers up and your roots down deep 
                               C#m 
Add a few limbs to your family tree 
  
And watch their pencils marks 
        A 
And the grass in the yard 
  
All grow up 
E                         B 
'Cause the truth about it is 
  
It all goes by real quick 
C#m                A 
You can't buy happiness 
                C#m      B 
But you can buy dirt 
            A      E 
You can buy dirt
[Bridge]
B 
And thank the good Lord for it 
  
'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
[Chorus]
    E 
Buy dirt 
                               B 
Find the one you can't live without 
                                  C#m 
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground 
                             A 
Do what you love but call it work 
                                           E 
And throw a little money in the plate at church 
                                         B 
Send some prayers up and your roots down deep 
                               C#m 
Add a few limbs to your family tree 
  
And watch their pencils marks 
        A 
And the grass in the yard 
  
All grow up 
E                         B 
'Cause the truth about it is 
  
It all goes by real quick 
C#m                A 
You can't buy happiness 
                E 
But you can buy dirt