Intro
G7 x4
[Verse]
G7
Well, I grew up back in the sticks
C7
I was raised on cornbread and scripture
D7 G7
And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
I had a wild streak three counties wide
C7
Devil had me dead in his sights
D7 G7
It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law
[Chorus]
G7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
C7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
D7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
G7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
C7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
D7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
G7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
G7 x4
[Verse]
G7
I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
C7
What you learn young, you never forget
D7 G7
Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
C7
She'd set the whole dang church on fire
D7 G7
And it still burns in the deepest part of me
[Chorus]
G7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
C7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
D7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
G7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
C7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
D7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
G7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
A7 A7 C7 C7 Eb7 Eb7 F7 Ddim
[Chorus]
G7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
C7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
D7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
G7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Tag]
D7
I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
G7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Outro]
G7 G7 G7 C7