Chords for The Way He Was Raised
Tempo:
62.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] He always wore those worn out flip-flops
[Em] Spent hours in his daddy's workshop
[C] He loved being on the water
Fishing with his [G] friends
He always listened to the old folks
[Em] When they'd tell stories and crack jokes
[G]
Didn't talk back to his mama
When she got on to him
[C] Well, that's just the way he was raised
[G] Had to finish all [D] his chores
Before [Em] he could go outside and play
[C] They always went to church
[A] That's where he learned how to pray
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em]
[G] [Em] [G] He grew his hair out when he got old
[Em] Grew it clear down to his shoulders
[C] [G] Started hanging with the outcast
When he went off to town
[D] [G] Some called him a troublemaker
[Em] Even some said a lawbreaker
[C] No matter how they talked about him
He never put [G] nobody down
[C] Cause that's just the way he was raised
[G] When people [D] started to gossip
[Em] He'd just walk away
[C] He always [G] loved his neighbor
[A] No matter what they'd say
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] On a cross, [A] on a hill
[C] That long-haired boy [G] was killed
[Em] All our sins [A] washed away
[Am] When he walked out of [D] that grave
[G] Oh, that's just the way he was [Em] raised
[G] There's no way we [D] can measure
[Em] The sacrifice he made
[C] He knew he [G] had to die
[A] For our debt to be paid
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [Em] was raised
[C] It took the [G] hand of God
[E] To roll the stone [A] away
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] [Am] Yeah, that's just [D] the way he was raised
[G] [C]
[G]
[Em] Spent hours in his daddy's workshop
[C] He loved being on the water
Fishing with his [G] friends
He always listened to the old folks
[Em] When they'd tell stories and crack jokes
[G]
Didn't talk back to his mama
When she got on to him
[C] Well, that's just the way he was raised
[G] Had to finish all [D] his chores
Before [Em] he could go outside and play
[C] They always went to church
[A] That's where he learned how to pray
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em]
[G] [Em] [G] He grew his hair out when he got old
[Em] Grew it clear down to his shoulders
[C] [G] Started hanging with the outcast
When he went off to town
[D] [G] Some called him a troublemaker
[Em] Even some said a lawbreaker
[C] No matter how they talked about him
He never put [G] nobody down
[C] Cause that's just the way he was raised
[G] When people [D] started to gossip
[Em] He'd just walk away
[C] He always [G] loved his neighbor
[A] No matter what they'd say
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] On a cross, [A] on a hill
[C] That long-haired boy [G] was killed
[Em] All our sins [A] washed away
[Am] When he walked out of [D] that grave
[G] Oh, that's just the way he was [Em] raised
[G] There's no way we [D] can measure
[Em] The sacrifice he made
[C] He knew he [G] had to die
[A] For our debt to be paid
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [Em] was raised
[C] It took the [G] hand of God
[E] To roll the stone [A] away
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] [Am] Yeah, that's just [D] the way he was raised
[G] [C]
[G]
Key:
G
Em
C
D
A
G
Em
C
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] He always wore those worn out flip-flops
_ _ [Em] Spent hours in his daddy's workshop _ _ _
[C] He loved being on the water _
Fishing with his [G] friends _ _ _
He always listened to the old folks
_ _ [Em] When they'd tell stories and crack jokes
_ _ _ [G] _
Didn't talk back to his mama
When she got on to him
_ _ [C] Well, that's just the way he was raised _
[G] Had to finish all [D] his chores
Before [Em] he could go outside and play
[C] They always went to church
[A] That's where he learned how to pray
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
_ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] He grew his hair out when he got old _ _ _
[Em] Grew it clear down to his shoulders _
_ _ [C] _ [G] Started hanging with the outcast
When he went off to town _
[D] _ _ [G] Some called him a troublemaker
_ _ [Em] Even some said a lawbreaker _ _ _
[C] _ No matter how they talked about him
He never put [G] nobody down _
[C] Cause that's just the way he was raised
_ [G] When people [D] started to gossip
[Em] He'd just walk away
[C] He always [G] loved his neighbor
[A] No matter what they'd say
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
_ [Em] On a cross, [A] on a hill
[C] That long-haired boy [G] was killed
[Em] All our sins [A] washed away
[Am] When he walked out of [D] that grave
_ [G] Oh, that's just the way he was [Em] raised
[G] There's no way we [D] can measure
[Em] The sacrifice he made
[C] He knew he [G] had to die
[A] For our debt to be paid
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [Em] was raised
_ [C] It took the [G] hand of God
[E] To roll the stone [A] away
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] _ [Am] Yeah, that's just [D] the way he was raised
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] He always wore those worn out flip-flops
_ _ [Em] Spent hours in his daddy's workshop _ _ _
[C] He loved being on the water _
Fishing with his [G] friends _ _ _
He always listened to the old folks
_ _ [Em] When they'd tell stories and crack jokes
_ _ _ [G] _
Didn't talk back to his mama
When she got on to him
_ _ [C] Well, that's just the way he was raised _
[G] Had to finish all [D] his chores
Before [Em] he could go outside and play
[C] They always went to church
[A] That's where he learned how to pray
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
_ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] He grew his hair out when he got old _ _ _
[Em] Grew it clear down to his shoulders _
_ _ [C] _ [G] Started hanging with the outcast
When he went off to town _
[D] _ _ [G] Some called him a troublemaker
_ _ [Em] Even some said a lawbreaker _ _ _
[C] _ No matter how they talked about him
He never put [G] nobody down _
[C] Cause that's just the way he was raised
_ [G] When people [D] started to gossip
[Em] He'd just walk away
[C] He always [G] loved his neighbor
[A] No matter what they'd say
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
_ [Em] On a cross, [A] on a hill
[C] That long-haired boy [G] was killed
[Em] All our sins [A] washed away
[Am] When he walked out of [D] that grave
_ [G] Oh, that's just the way he was [Em] raised
[G] There's no way we [D] can measure
[Em] The sacrifice he made
[C] He knew he [G] had to die
[A] For our debt to be paid
[Am] Oh, that's just [D] the way he [Em] was raised
_ [C] It took the [G] hand of God
[E] To roll the stone [A] away
[Am] And that's just [D] the way he [G] was raised
[Em] _ [Am] Yeah, that's just [D] the way he was raised
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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