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The Way He Was Raised

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[Intro]
G            C/G  G            C/G
   /    /    |       /    /    |
[Verse]
G                               G
  He always wore those worn out flip-flops
Em                            Em
   Spent hours in his Daddy's workshop
Cmaj7                    Cmaj7
   He loved being on the water
                    G            C/G
                       /    /    |
Fishing with His friends
G                           G
  He always listened to the old folks
Em                                    Em
   When they'd tell stories and crack jokes
Cmaj7                       Cmaj7
    Didn't talk back to his Mama
                   G
When she got onto Him
[Chorus]
      C                         C
Oh, that's just the way He was raised
        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]
G                                   G
   He grew His hair out when He got older
Em                             Em
     Grew it clear down to His shoulders
Cmaj7                        Cmaj7
    Started hanging with the outcasts
                     G            C/G
                        /    /    
When He went off to town
G                            G
    Some called Him a troublemaker
Em                       Em
     Even some said a lawbreaker
Cmaj7                         Cmaj7
   No matter how they talked about Him
                     G
He never put nobody down
[Chorus]
         C                        C
'Cause that's just the way He was raised
      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                              C    D Em  D/F#
       (hold)                                   
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 
        A7sus4A7
           /      /
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                    G            C/G
             /      (hold)                 /    /    |
Yeah, that's just the way He was raised
G            C/G   G
   /    /    |      (arpeggio)

The Way He Was Raised chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Way He Was Raised by Josh Turner. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
G   /    /    C/G|    G   /    /    C/G|
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
G   /    /    C/G|     G (arpeggio)

The Way He Was Raised Chords by Josh Turner

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