Chords for Merle Haggard - The Roots Of My Raising (Live)

[Ebm] Okay, well [Eb] I think we're supposed to do the roots of my raising.
Is that it? _ _ _
I left the four-lane highway, [Ab] took a black car, [Eb] seven miles. _ _
Down by the old country school [F] I went to as [Bb] a child. _ _
_ [Eb] Three miles down a gravel road [Ab] I could see a proud [Eb] old home. _
A tribute to where [Bb] life's almost come [Eb] and gone. _
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep.
_ I've _ come back for [F] the strength [Bb] that I need.
_ [Ab] And hope comes no matter [Eb] how far [Bb] down I sail.
[Ab] The roots [Bb] of my [Eb] raising run deep. _ _ _
I left the four-lane highway [Bbm] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] and journeyed back towards where I used to live.
_ _ _ _ [F] Through the door I could [Bb] see that dad was asleep in his favorite chair.
[Eb] In his hand was a picture of mom and I [Ab] remembered how close they were.
[Eb] _ _ _ So I just turned away.
I didn't want to wake him and [Bb] spoil his dreams of her.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
A Christian mom who had the strength [Ab] for life the [Eb] way she did. _ _
Then to pull that apron off and do [F] the chops and [Bb] for us kids. _ _
[Eb] Dad a quiet man whose gentle [Ab] voice was [Eb] seldom _ heard.
Who could borrow money at the bank [Bb]
simple [Eb] on his word. _
[Ab] The roots of my raising [Eb] run deep. _ _ _ _
I've come back [F] for the strength that [Bb] I need.
_ [Ab] And hope comes no matter how [Eb] far [Bb] down I sail.
[Ab] The [Cm] roots of [Bb] my raising [Eb] run deep.
_ _ [Ab] The roots of [Bb] my raising [Eb] run deep.
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