Intro: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)  Cioi

GHe (320003@1)always wore those worn out flip-flops
EmSpent (022000@1)hours in his Daddy's workshop
CHe (x32010@1)loved being on the water
                    G (320003@1)   (C   G)
Fishing with His friends
GHe (320003@1)always listened to the old folks
EmWhen (022000@1)they'd tell stories and crack jokes
CDidn't (x32010@1)talk back to his Mama
                   GWhen (320003@1)she got onto Him

Chorus:

      COh, (x32010@1)that's just the way He was raised
        G (320003@1)            D/F# (200232@1)               EmHad (022000@1)to finish all His chores 'fore He could go outside and play
     C (x32010@1)             G6 (320000@1)             Asus2 (x02200@1)              Athey (x02220@1)always went to church that's were he learned how to pray
      C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)that's just the way He was raised

GHe (320003@1)grew His hair out when He got older
EmGrew (022000@1)it clear down to His shoulders
CStarted (x32010@1)hanging with the outcasts
                     G (320003@1)      (C    G)
When He went off to town
GSome (320003@1)called Him a troublemaker
EmEven (022000@1)some said a lawbreaker
CNo (x32010@1)matter how they talked about Him
                     GHe (320003@1)never put nobody down

Chorus 2:

         C'Cause (x32010@1)that's just the way He was raised
      G (320003@1)             D/F# (200232@1) EmWhen (022000@1)people start to gossip, He'd just walk away
   C (x32010@1)               G6 (320000@1)        Asus2 (x02200@1)            AHe (x02220@1)always loved his neighbor no matter what they'd say
      C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)        GOh, (320003@1)that's just the way He was raised

       C (x32010@1)        A7Sus4
On a cross, on a hill
      C (x32010@1)                GThat (320003@1)longhaired boy was killed
         C (x32010@1)         A7Sus4
All our sins washed away
         C (x32010@1)                 DWhen (xx0232@1)He walked out of that grave
      C (x32010@1)                       C (x32010@1)   *(optional progression)       DOh, (xx0232@1)that's just the way He was raised
         G (320003@1)           D/F#there's (200232@1)no way we can measure
    EmThe (022000@1)sacrifice He made
     C (x32010@1)        G6He (320000@1)knew He had to die
        Asus2 (x02200@1)     AFor (x02220@1)our debt to be paid
      C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)        EmOh, (022000@1)that's just the way He was raised
    C (x32010@1)              G6 (320000@1)  Asus2 (x02200@1)        AIt (x02220@1)took the hand of God to roll the stone away
      C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)that's just the way He was raised
        C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)        GYeah, (320003@1)that's just the way He was raised


Outro: G C G C G


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D--X------X-------X---|     Then just go to the D that follows this progression.
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