Born And Raised In Black And White chords by The Highwaymen

🎸 Verse 1:
     E
	The wind blows hard across the Texas planes

	Makes some people go insane
                A
	While others quietly pray for rain
     E          B
	That's where we came from


🎸 Verse 2:
     E
	Two boys playing in the burning sun

	One with books,one with guns
            A
	Mama calls but just one comes
     E
	The other one runs

        A        E
	In a crystal sense of wrong and right
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
       A         E
	One learned to pray,one loved to fight
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white


🎸 Verse 3:
     E
	Brother took to the gospel road

	Spent his whole live saving souls
                  A
	When he looked at me his blood ran cold
      E
	He didn't even try


🎸 Verse 4:
     E
	I had no dreams,i had no plans

	But a gun felt good in my right hand
                    A
	The warden asked how come you killed that man
         E
	I said i don't know why



      A         E
	Welcome home said the hot moonlight
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
       A         E
	One lives to pray,one prays for life
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white


🎸 Verse 5:
     E
	Someone handed me a cigarette

	They offered me my last request
	          A
	I asked my mortal soul be blessed
      E        B
	By someone close to me


🎸 Verse 6:
     E
	He came to me with trembling hands

	He swore he'd never understand
                A
	I said it's just what life had planned
       E
	It's destiny



        A          E
	Don't waste your tears on me tonight
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
      A         E
	I chose the dark,you chased the light
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white
         A          B     E
	We were born and raised in black and white




🎸 Verse 1:
     E
	The wind blows hard across the Texas planes

	Makes some people go insane
                A
	While others quietly pray for rain
     E          B
	That's where we came from