Intro
F7 x4
[Verse]
F7
Well, I grew up back in the sticks
A#7
I was raised on cornbread and scripture
C7 F7
And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
I had a wild streak three counties wide
A#7
Devil had me dead in his sights
C7 F7
It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law
[Chorus]
F7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
A#7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
C7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
F7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
A#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
C7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
F7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
F7 x4
[Verse]
F7
I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
A#7
What you learn young, you never forget
C7 F7
Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
A#7
She'd set the whole dang church on fire
C7 F7
And it still burns in the deepest part of me
[Chorus]
F7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
A#7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
C7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
F7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
A#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
C7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
F7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Instrumental]
G7 G7 A#7 A#7 Db7 Db7 Eb7 Ddim
[Chorus]
F7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
A#7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
C7
One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
F7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Tag]
C7
I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
F7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt
[Outro]
F7 F7 F7 C7