Verse
G#
You might take that shortcut,
F#
and end up down our road.
C#
See rusty plows and pickup trucks,
F# G#
and corn by the rows.
G#
But what you see ain't nothin',
F#
Let me make one thing clear;
C# F# G#
We raise more than corn around here.
[Chorus]
G#
We raise our babies up believin',
F# C# F# C# G#
that there ain't nothin' free in life.
G#
We don't need a reason,
F# C# F# C# G#
to raise ol' glory high.
C# G#
A'little hell on the weekend,
C# G#
but come Sunday mornin',
C# G# C#
It's "hallelujah" hands up in the air.
F# C# (1x)
We raise more than corn around here.
G# F# C# F# G#
[Verse]
G#
Them stalks keep us rollin',
F#
this town in the black.
C#
Yeah before you get to goin',
F# G#
let me put you some in a sack.
G#
Remember if you get slowed down
F#
Behind an ol' John Deere;
C# F# G#
That we raise more than corn around here.
[Chorus]
Yeah,
G#
We raise our babies up believin',
F# C# F# C# G#
that there ain't nothin' free in life.
G#
We don't need a reason,
F# C# F# C# G#
to raise ol' glory high.
C# G#
A'little hell on the weekend,
C# G#
Come Sunday mornin',
C# G# C#
It's "hallelujah" hands up in the air.
F# C# (1x)
We raise more than corn around here.
G# G# G#
[Bridge]
F#
Next time you're starin' at these fields,
C#
while you're drivin' past.
F# C# (1x)
Make sure you notice that farmhouse in the back.
[Chorus]
G# (2x)
We raise our babies up believin',
F# C# F# C# G#
that there ain't nothin' free in life.
G#
We don't need a reason,
F# C# F# C# G#
to raise ol' glory high.
C# G#
A'little hell on the weekend,
C# G#
Come Sunday mornin',
C# G# C#
It's "hallelujah" hands up in the air.
F# C# (1x)
We raise more than corn around here.
G# F#
F# C# F# C# G#
F# C# F# C# G#
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