Intro
B7 x4
[Verse]
B7
Well, I grew up back in the sticks
E7
I was raised on cornbread and scripture
F#7 B7
And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
I had a wild streak three counties wide
E7
Devil had me dead in his sights
F#7 B7
It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law
[Chorus]
B7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
E7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
F#7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
B7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
E7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F#7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
B7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
B7 x4
[Verse]
B7
I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
E7
What you learn young, you never forget
F#7 B7
Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
E7
She'd set the whole dang church on fire
F#7 B7
And it still burns in the deepest part of me
[Chorus]
B7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
E7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
F#7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
B7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
E7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F#7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
B7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
C#7 C#7 E7 E7 G7 G7 A7 Ddim
[Chorus]
B7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
E7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F#7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
B7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Tag]
F#7
I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
B7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Outro]
B7 B7 B7 C7