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 A9 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 A9 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 A74 On a cross, on a hill C G That longhaired boy was killed C A74 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 A9 A For our debt to be paid C D Em Oh, that's just the way He was raised C G6 A9 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 E---X------X-------X-- | D--1------3-------5--- | G---0------0-------0-- | D--X------X-------X--- | Then just go to the D that follows this progression. A---3------5-------7-- | E---X------X-------X-- |