{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2406535,"song":"The Roots Of My Raising","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2406535-the-roots-of-my-raising-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2406535?type=chord","rating":4.99004,"votes":16,"content":"The Roots Of My Raising.\r\nMerle Haggard.\r\nAlbum: The Roots Of My Raising.\r\n\r\n[Intro] \r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI left the four lane highway took a blacktop seven miles,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nDown by the old country school I went to as a child,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTwo miles down a gravel road I could see the proud old home,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA tribute to a way of life that's almost come and gone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe roots of my raising run deep,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI come back for the strength that I need,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd hope comes no matter how far down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI sink the roots of my raising run deep.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Spoken]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI pulled into the driveway,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLord it sure was good to be there,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I could see through the open door,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]                             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThat dad was asleep in his favorite chair,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn his hand was a picture of mom,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I remembered how close they were,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I just turned away,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI didn't want to wake him spoil his dreams of her.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA Christian Mom who had the strength for life the way she did,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen to pull that apron off and do the Charleston for us kids,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDad a quiet man who's gentle voice was seldom heard,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho could borrow money at the bank simply on his word.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe roots of my raising run deep,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI come back for the strength that I need,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd hope comes no matter how far down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI sink the roots of my raising run deep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe roots of my raising run deep.[/tab]","plain_text":"The Roots Of My Raising.\nMerle Haggard.\nAlbum: The Roots Of My Raising.\n\n[Intro] \nD G A G A D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Spoken]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","A","E","A7","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}