The Roots Of My Raising Chords by Merle Haggard
Tempo:
79.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [D]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
I left the four-lane highway, [Ab] took a blacktop [Eb] seven miles
Down by the old country [F] school I went to [Bb] as a child
[Eb]
Two miles down a gravel [Ab] road I could see the [Eb] proud old home
A tribute to a way [Bb] life's almost come [Eb] and gone
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
I've come back [F] for the strength [Bb] that I need
[Ab] And hope comes no matter [Eb] how far [Bb] down I sink
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
I pulled into the driveway, [Ab] oh it sure [Eb] was good to be there
And I could see through the open door that [F] Dad was asleep in [Bb] his favorite chair
In [Eb] his hand was a picture of Mom, [Ab] and I remembered how [Eb] close they were
So I just turned away, I didn't want to [Bb] wake him and spoil his [Eb] dreams of her
A Christian mom who had the [Ab] strength for life the way she [Eb] did
Then to pull [Cm] that apron off and [F] do the Charleston [Bb] for us kids
[Eb] Dad, a quiet man whose [Ab] gentle voice was [Eb] seldom heard
Who could borrow money at the [Bb] bank simply [Eb] on his word
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
I've come back for [F] the strength that I [Bb] need
And [Ab] hope comes no matter how [Eb] far down I [Bb] sink
The [Ab] roots of my [Bb] raising run deep
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
I left the four-lane highway, [Ab] took a blacktop [Eb] seven miles
Down by the old country [F] school I went to [Bb] as a child
[Eb]
Two miles down a gravel [Ab] road I could see the [Eb] proud old home
A tribute to a way [Bb] life's almost come [Eb] and gone
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
I've come back [F] for the strength [Bb] that I need
[Ab] And hope comes no matter [Eb] how far [Bb] down I sink
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
I pulled into the driveway, [Ab] oh it sure [Eb] was good to be there
And I could see through the open door that [F] Dad was asleep in [Bb] his favorite chair
In [Eb] his hand was a picture of Mom, [Ab] and I remembered how [Eb] close they were
So I just turned away, I didn't want to [Bb] wake him and spoil his [Eb] dreams of her
A Christian mom who had the [Ab] strength for life the way she [Eb] did
Then to pull [Cm] that apron off and [F] do the Charleston [Bb] for us kids
[Eb] Dad, a quiet man whose [Ab] gentle voice was [Eb] seldom heard
Who could borrow money at the [Bb] bank simply [Eb] on his word
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
I've come back for [F] the strength that I [Bb] need
And [Ab] hope comes no matter how [Eb] far down I [Bb] sink
The [Ab] roots of my [Bb] raising run deep
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
D
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I left the four-lane highway, [Ab] took a blacktop [Eb] seven miles
_ Down by the old country [F] school I went to [Bb] as a child
_ _ [Eb]
Two miles down a gravel [Ab] road I could see the [Eb] proud old home _
A tribute to a way [Bb] life's almost come [Eb] and gone
_ [Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ I've come back [F] for the strength [Bb] that I need
_ [Ab] And hope comes no matter [Eb] how far [Bb] down I sink
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ _ I pulled into the driveway, [Ab] oh it sure [Eb] was good to be there
_ And I could see through the open door that [F] Dad was asleep in [Bb] his favorite chair
In [Eb] his hand was a picture of Mom, [Ab] and I remembered how [Eb] close they were
_ _ So I just turned away, I didn't want to [Bb] wake him and spoil his [Eb] dreams of her
A _ Christian mom who had the [Ab] strength for life the way she [Eb] did
_ Then to pull [Cm] that apron off and [F] do the Charleston [Bb] for us kids
_ [Eb] Dad, a quiet man whose [Ab] gentle voice was [Eb] seldom heard
Who could borrow money at the [Bb] bank simply [Eb] on his word
_ [Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ _ I've come back for [F] the strength that I [Bb] need
And [Ab] hope comes no matter how [Eb] far down I [Bb] sink
The [Ab] roots of my [Bb] raising run deep
_ [Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I left the four-lane highway, [Ab] took a blacktop [Eb] seven miles
_ Down by the old country [F] school I went to [Bb] as a child
_ _ [Eb]
Two miles down a gravel [Ab] road I could see the [Eb] proud old home _
A tribute to a way [Bb] life's almost come [Eb] and gone
_ [Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ I've come back [F] for the strength [Bb] that I need
_ [Ab] And hope comes no matter [Eb] how far [Bb] down I sink
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ _ I pulled into the driveway, [Ab] oh it sure [Eb] was good to be there
_ And I could see through the open door that [F] Dad was asleep in [Bb] his favorite chair
In [Eb] his hand was a picture of Mom, [Ab] and I remembered how [Eb] close they were
_ _ So I just turned away, I didn't want to [Bb] wake him and spoil his [Eb] dreams of her
A _ Christian mom who had the [Ab] strength for life the way she [Eb] did
_ Then to pull [Cm] that apron off and [F] do the Charleston [Bb] for us kids
_ [Eb] Dad, a quiet man whose [Ab] gentle voice was [Eb] seldom heard
Who could borrow money at the [Bb] bank simply [Eb] on his word
_ [Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep
_ _ _ I've come back for [F] the strength that I [Bb] need
And [Ab] hope comes no matter how [Eb] far down I [Bb] sink
The [Ab] roots of my [Bb] raising run deep
_ [Ab] The roots [Bb] of my raising [Eb] run deep _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _