Artist: American Aquarium
[VERSE 1]
[Em] [C] [Em] [D]
[Em]My daddy was a southern baptist [C]deacon
[Em]On the good book, I was born and [D]raised
[Em]But I never quite bought into the[C] preaching
[Em]Too much fear, Too much [D]hate
[VERSE 2]
[Em]So i drifted from my faith out of [C]high school
[Em]I questioned things that i could not[D] see
[Em]Thats when they told my dad that [C]we weren't welcome back
[Em]And they were gonna be praying for [D]me
[CHORUS 1]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
But you gotta [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
[VERSE 3]
[Em]So I wandered through my twenties [C]uninspired
[Em]I got my education at the end of the [D]bar
[Em]And I traded in my youth for [C]3 chords and the truth
[Em]And the ring of an electric [D]guitar
[VERSE 4]
[Em]So we made all these [C]plans
[Em]We were gonna take a [D]stand
[Em]Set out, and rise above the [C]noise
[Em]But after all these shows we [D]played
[Em]Their fight began to [C]fade
[Em]As they walked away, [D]I heard my fathers voice
[CHORUS 1]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
But you gotta [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
[CHORUS 2]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
And [C]son, you might not [D]believe me
But I [G]promise you one of these [C]days
That youre gonna [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
[Em] [C] [Em] [D]
[Em]My daddy was a southern baptist [C]deacon
[Em]On the good book, I was born and [D]raised
[Em]But I never quite bought into the[C] preaching
[Em]Too much fear, Too much [D]hate
[VERSE 2]
[Em]So i drifted from my faith out of [C]high school
[Em]I questioned things that i could not[D] see
[Em]Thats when they told my dad that [C]we weren't welcome back
[Em]And they were gonna be praying for [D]me
[CHORUS 1]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
But you gotta [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
[VERSE 3]
[Em]So I wandered through my twenties [C]uninspired
[Em]I got my education at the end of the [D]bar
[Em]And I traded in my youth for [C]3 chords and the truth
[Em]And the ring of an electric [D]guitar
[VERSE 4]
[Em]So we made all these [C]plans
[Em]We were gonna take a [D]stand
[Em]Set out, and rise above the [C]noise
[Em]But after all these shows we [D]played
[Em]Their fight began to [C]fade
[Em]As they walked away, [D]I heard my fathers voice
[CHORUS 1]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
But you gotta [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
[CHORUS 2]
He said, [C]son, the road it aint [D]easy
Its [G]all just a series of [C]mistakes
And [C]son, you might not [D]believe me
But I [G]promise you one of these [C]days
That youre gonna [G]learn [D]how to [C]take
The [G]bruises [D]with the [C]breaks
The [Em]love [D]and the [C]heartache
[D]The crooked and the [Em]straight
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