The Bible And The Belt

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Well, I grew up back in the sticks
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I was raised on cornbread and scripture
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And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right

I had a wild streak three counties wide
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Devil had me dead in his sights
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It was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the law


[Chorus]
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Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
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Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
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The preacher did his best to show me the light
C7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line

Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
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Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
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 One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
C7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt


[Instrumental]
C7  x4


[Verse]
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I guess it rings true what the "Good Book" says
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What you learn young, you never forget
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Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me

Hmmm, I can still hear Mama's voice in the choir
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She'd set the whole dang church on fire
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And it still burns in the deepest part of me


[Chorus]
C7
Mama brought the Bible, daddy brought the belt
F7
Mama set the table, daddy rung the bell
G7
The preacher did his best to show me the light
C7
But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line

Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
F7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
G7
 One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
C7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt


[Instrumental]
D7  D7  F7  F7  Ab7  Ab7  Bb7  Ddim


[Chorus]
C7
Mama sang the gospel, daddy drove it home
F7
Mama was an angel, daddy was a brimstone
G7
 One foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
C7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt


[Tag]
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I say, one foot in Heaven, and one foot in Hell
C7
I found the religion 'tween the Bible and the Belt