Josh Turner - The way he was raised

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

Oh, th^Cat's just the way He was raised Had to f^Ginish all His c^D/F#hores 'fore He could ^Emgo outside and play they ^Calways went to c^G6hurch that's were^Asus2 he learned how to pr^Aay And th^Cat's just the w^Day He was r^Gaised

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

'Cause th^Cat's just the way He was raised When p^Geople start to g^D/F#ossip, ^EmHe'd just walk away He ^Calways loved his n^G6eighbor no m^Asus2atter what they'd s^Aay Oh, th^Cat's just the w^Day He was r^Gaised

On a cr^Coss, on a h^A7sus4ill That l^Conghaired boy was k^Gilled All our s^Cins washed a^A7sus4way When He w^Calked out of that gr^Dave C C *(optional progression) D Oh, that's just the way He was raised there's n^Go way we can m^D/F#easure The ^Emsacrifice He made He kn^Cew He had t^G6o die For our ^Asus2debt to be p^Aaid Oh, th^Cat's just the w^Day He was r^Emaised It t^Cook the hand of G^G6od to ^Asus2roll the stone ^Aaway And th^Cat's just the w^Day He was r^Gaised Yeah, th^Cat's just the w^Day He was r^Gaised