this is a great song by my favorite artist . i’ve listened to it a dozen times or more
and im pretty sure the key brantley plays it in is A# but i have it in a so just put the
capo on fret 1 .

intro : | G A | Bm | x2
verse : 1
G A Bm
growing up i was always mama’s angel
G A Bm
never new i’d ever fall from grace
G A Bm
i was taught to walk with god and run from trouble
G A
but i ran with a crowd that was bound to change my ways

chorus :
D
i was proud to be in the bad news crowd
A
the one my mama warned me about
Bm A G
the closest thing to hell she’d ever raised
D A
but when i look back on those days i knew i’d never change a thing
Bm A G
i made mistakes that paved the way to the man i Am today
Dsus2 A ( let a ring )
im proud of Em all , and i had a ball

bending the rules and breaking the law

intro : G A Bm x2
verse : 2
G A Bm
we were bad about sneakin out and shootin road signs
G A Bm
throwing eggs and rollin every yard in town
G A Bm
yeah my claim to fame was a babe ruth swing on a mailbo
x G A
yeah the police just love driving me around

chorus :

bridge :
Dsus2 A
yeah you learn to walk the way you talk
G
the dui means sol
A
respect was earned
Bm A G
you live and learn to pray
A
you learn to pray
D
we were proud to be in the bad news crowd
A
the one our mamas warned us about
Bm A G
the closest thing to hell theyve ever raised
D A
but when i look back on those days i know we’d never change a thing
Bm A G
made mistakes that paved the way for the men we are today
Dsus2 A ( let A ring )
were proud of Em all , yall . and we had a ball

bending the rules and breaking the law
outro : G A Bm x2