Intro
A#7 x4
[Verse]
A#7
Well, I grew up back in the sticks
D#7
I was raised on cornbread and scripture
F7 A#7
And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
I had a wild streak three counties wide
D#7
Devil had me dead in his sights
F7 A#7
It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law
[Chorus]
A#7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
D#7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
F7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
A#7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
D#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
A#7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
A#7 x4
[Verse]
A#7
I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
D#7
What you learn young, you never forget
F7 A#7
Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
D#7
She'd set the whole dang church on fire
F7 A#7
And it still burns in the deepest part of me
[Chorus]
A#7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
D#7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
F7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
A#7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
D#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
A#7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
C7 C7 D#7 D#7 Gb7 Gb7 Ab7 Ddim
[Chorus]
A#7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
D#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
F7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
A#7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Tag]
F7
I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
A#7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Outro]
A#7 A#7 A#7 C7