Key: B major
Verse 1
G
C
F
C
F
C
F
C
F
I left
C
the four -lane highway,
F
C
took a blacktop seven miles
Past the little country school
D
G
I went to as a child
F
C
I can see the proud old home
A tribute to a way of life
G
C
that's almost past and gone
F
C
The roots of my raising run deep
I've come back for the
D
G
strength that I need
C
G
how far down I sink
F
G
C
Cause the roots of my raising run deep
Then I could see through the open door
D
G
that dad was asleep in
his favorite chair
Am
C
F
a picture of mom was in his hands
C
G
C
I remembered how close they were
G
C
G
so I waited because I didn't
want to wake him
her a Christian mom
Then to pull that apron off
D
G
and do the Charleston for us kids.
F
C
could borrow money
from the bank
G
C
strictly on his
F
C
The roots of my raisin run deep
I've come back for the
D
G
strength that I need
C
G
how far down I sink
F
G
C
Cause the roots of my raisin run deep
C
G
how far down I sink,
F
G
C
Cause the roots of my raves then run deep.
Outro 1
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