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The Way He Was Raised

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[Intro]
G/ / C/G| G/ / C/G|
[Verse]
GHe always wore those worn out Gflip-flops
EmSpent hours in his Daddy's Emworkshop
Cmaj7He loved being on the Cmaj7water
G/ / C/G|
Fishing with His friends
GHe always listened to the Gold folks
EmWhen they'd tell stories and crack Emjokes
Cmaj7Didn't talk back to his Cmaj7Mama
When she got onto HGim
[Chorus]
Oh, thCat's just the way He was rCaised
G/ D/F#/ Em  
Had to finish all His chores 'fore He could go outside and play
C/ Em/B/ A7sus4/ A7/
they always went to church that's were he learned how to pray
Am7/ D/ G/ Em/ G/ Em/
And that's just the way He was raised
[Verse]
GHe grew His hair out when He got Golder
EmGrew it clear down to His Emshoulders
Cmaj7Started hanging with the Cmaj7outcasts
G/ / C/G  
When He went off to town
GSome called Him a troubleGmaker
EmEven some said a lawEmbreaker
Cmaj7No matter how they talked aCmaj7bout Him
He never put nobody dGown
[Chorus]
'Cause thCat's just the way He was Craised
G/ D/F#/ Em  
When people start to gossip, He'd just walk away
C/ Em/B/ A7sus4/ A7/
He always loved his neighbor no matter what they'd say
Am7/ D/ G  
Oh, that's just the way He was raised
[Bridge]
Em/ A7/
On a cross, on a hill
C/ G/B/
That longhaired boy was killed
Em/ A7/
All our sins washed away
Am7/ D/ D(hold)
When He walked out of that grave
[Chorus]
C(hold) C   D   Em  D/F#  
Oh, that's just the way He was raised
G/ D/F#  
there's no way we can measure
Em/ A7/
The sacrifice He made
C/ G/B/
He knew He had to die
A7sus4/ A7/
For our debt to be paid
Am7/ D/ Em  
Oh, that's just the way He was raised
C/ G/B/ A7sus4/ A7/
It took the hand of God to roll the stone away
Am7/ D/ G/ Em/
And that's just the way He was raised
Am7/ D(hold) G/ / C/G|
Yeah, that's just the way He was raised
G/ / C/G| G(arpeggio)
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