Josh Turner - The Way He Was Raised

intro : G C G cioi

G
he always wore those worn out flip – flops
Em
spent hours in his Daddy’s workshop
C
he loved being on the water
G ( C G )
fishing with his friends
G
he always listened to the old folks
Em
when they’d tell stories and crack jokes
C
didn’t talk back to his mama
G
when she got onto him

chorus :

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 G6 Asus2 A
they always went to church that’s were he learned how to pray
C D G
and that’s just the way he was raised

G
he grew his hair out when he got older
Em
grew it clear down to his shoulders
C
started hanging with the outcasts
G ( C G )
when he went off to town
G
some called him a troublemaker
Em
even some said a lawbreaker
C
no matter how they talked about him
G
he never put nobody down

chorus 2 :

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 G6 Asus2 A
he always loved his neighbor no matter what they’d say
C D G
oh , that’s just the way he was raised

C A7sus4
on a cross , on a hill
C G
that longhaired boy was killed
C A7sus4
all our sins washed away
C D
when he walked out of that grave
C C * ( optional progression ) D
oh , that’s just the way he was raised
G D/F#
there’s no way we can measure
Em
the sacrifice he made
C G6
he knew he had to die
Asus2 A
for our debt to be paid
C D Em
oh , that’s just the way he was raised
C G6 Asus2 A
it took the hand of god to roll the stone away
C D G
and that’s just the way he was raised
C D G
yeah , that’s just the way he was raised

outro : G C G C G

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