The Roots Of My Raising

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The Roots Of My Raising.
Merle Haggard.
Album: The Roots Of My Raising.
[Intro]
D G A G A D
[Verse]
D G D
I left the four lane highway took a blacktop seven miles,
D E A7
Down by the old country school I went to as a child,
D G D
Two miles down a gravel road I could see the proud old home,
D A7 D
A tribute to a way of life that's almost come and gone.
[Chorus]
G D
The roots of my raising run deep,
D E7 A7
I come back for the strength that I need,
G D
And hope comes no matter how far down,
A G A D
I sink the roots of my raising run deep.
[Spoken]
D
I pulled into the driveway,
G D
Lord it sure was good to be there,
D
And I could see through the open door,
E7 A7
That dad was asleep in his favorite chair,
D
In his hand was a picture of mom,
G D
And I remembered how close they were,
D
So I just turned away,
D A D
I didn't want to wake him spoil his dreams of her.
D G D
A Christian Mom who had the strength for life the way she did,
D E7 A
Then to pull that apron off and do the Charleston for us kids,
D G D
Dad a quiet man who's gentle voice was seldom heard,
D A D
Who could borrow money at the bank simply on his word.
[Chorus]
G D
The roots of my raising run deep,
D E7 A7
I come back for the strength that I need,
G D
And hope comes no matter how far down,
A G A D
I sink the roots of my raising run deep,
G A D
The roots of my raising run deep.

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The Roots Of My Raising.
Merle Haggard.
Album: The Roots Of My Raising.
[Intro] 
D G A G A D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Spoken]
[Chorus]

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