The Roots Of My Raising chords

[INTRO]
[D] [G] [A] [G] [A] [D]

[VERSE]
[D]I left the four lane highway took a [G]blacktop seven [D]miles,
[D]Down by the old country school I [E]went to as a [A7]child,
Two [D]miles down a gravel road I could [G]see the proud old [D]home,
[D]A tribute to a way of life that's [A7]almost come and [D]gone.

[CHORUS]
The [G]roots of my raising run [D]deep,
[D]I come back for the [E7]strength that I [A7]need,
And [G]hope comes no matter how [D]far down,
I [A]sink the [G]roots of my [A]raising [D]run deep.

[Spoken]
I [D]pulled into the driveway,
[G]Lord it sure was good to be [D]there,
[D]And I could see through the open door,
That [E7]dad was asleep in his favorite [A7]chair,
In his [D]hand was a picture of mom,
And I remembered how close they [G]were[D] ,
[D]So I just turned away,
[D]I didn't want to wake him spoil his [A]dreams of [D]her.

[D]A Christian Mom who had the strength for [G]life the way she [D]did,
[D]Then to pull that apron off and do the [E7]Charleston for us [A]kids,
[D]Dad a quiet man who's gentle [G]voice was seldom [D]heard,
[D]Who could borrow money at the bank [A]simply on his [D]word.

[CHORUS]
The [G]roots of my raising run [D]deep,
[D]I come back for the [E7]strength that I [A7]need,
And [G]hope comes no matter how [D]far down,
I [A]sink the [G]roots of my [A]raising [D]run deep,
The [G]roots of my [A]raising run [D]deep.