Raising A Rookie chords by Sister Hazel

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E MajorE  E MajorE


Verse 1:
       E MajorE
If you ain't hard then they won't listen
       G# minorG#m
If you ain't tough then they won't understand
       A augmentedA
Cuz they're strong like white horses
BB         E MajorE
   crazy as the wind
     E MajorE
Cuz they don't know what's coming
     G# minorG#m
And they rarely choose the way that you had planned
    A augmentedA
So you watch and learn from fallin
BB     E MajorE
   And help 'em up if you can

Chorus:
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie,
BB
 Doin' the best we can
G# minorG#m
 Helpin them find their way
A augmentedA
 Takes more than years to make a man
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie
BB
 All I can do is light their road
G# minorG#m              A augmentedA
 I know its a heavy load sometimes
   F# minorF#m  G# minorG#m  A augmentedA
 God knows I'm tryin'


Verse 2:
   E MajorE
you see what makes them special
  G# minorG#m
you do everything and anything it takes
    A augmentedA               C# minorC#m
just to know that they would make it
      BB         A augmentedA   BB  C# minorC#m D#mD#m
through the trials and the heartaches

Chorus:
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie,
BB
 Doin' the best we can
G# minorG#m
 Helpin them find their way
A augmentedA
 Takes more than years to make a man
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie
BB
 All I can do is light their road
G# minorG#m              A augmentedA
 I know its a heavy load sometimes
   F# minorF#m  G# minorG#m  A augmentedA
 God knows I'm tryin'


Bridge:
|C# minorC#m BB |A augmentedA  E MajorE|
       oh I'm trying
|C# minorC#m BB |E MajorE  |
|C# minorC#m BB |A augmentedA  E MajorE|
|C# minorC#m BB |A augmentedA  |


Verse 3:
     E MajorE
And they teach you to be humble
     G# minorG#m
while the time and the worry line your face
    BB           E MajorE
and you learn how to hold your breath
E MajorE
How a desperate heart can pray


Chorus:
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie,
BB
 Doin' the best we can
G# minorG#m
 Helpin them find their way
A augmentedA
 Takes more than years to make a man
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie
BB
 All I can do is light their road
G# minorG#m              A augmentedA
 I know its a heavy load sometimes
   F# minorF#m  G# minorG#m  A augmentedA
 God knows I'm tryin'


Chorus:
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie,
BB
 Doin' the best we can
G# minorG#m
 Helpin them find their way
A augmentedA
 Takes more than years to make a man
E MajorE
 Raisin' a rookie
BB
 All I can do is light their road
G# minorG#m              A augmentedA
 I know its a heavy load sometimes
   F# minorF#m  G# minorG#m  A augmentedA (hold)
 God knows I'm tryin'


Outro:
|E MajorE   | BB  |
|C# minorC#m BB | A augmentedA  |