Intro
D7 x4
[Verse]
D7
Well, I grew up back in the sticks
G7
I was raised on cornbread and scripture
A7 D7
And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
I had a wild streak three counties wide
G7
Devil had me dead in his sights
A7 D7
It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law
[Chorus]
D7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
G7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
A7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
D7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
G7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
A7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
D7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
D7 x4
[Verse]
D7
I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
G7
What you learn young, you never forget
A7 D7
Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
G7
She'd set the whole dang church on fire
A7 D7
And it still burns in the deepest part of me
[Chorus]
D7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
G7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
A7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
D7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
G7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
A7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
D7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
E7 E7 G7 G7 A#7 A#7 C7 Ddim
[Chorus]
D7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
G7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
A7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
D7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Tag]
A7
I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
D7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Outro]
D7 D7 D7 C7