This is a great song by my favorite artist. I've listened to it a dozen times or more
and im pretty sure the key Brantley plays it in is A# but I have it in A so just put the
capo on fret 1.
Intro: | G A | Bm | x2
Verse: 1
[G]Growing up I was [A]always mama's [Bm]angel
[G]Never new I'd [A]ever fall from [Bm]grace
I was ta[G]ught to walk With [A]God and run from t[Bm]rouble
But I ran[G] with a crowd that was bound to change my [A]ways
Chorus:
I was pro[D]ud to be in the bad news crowd
The one[A] my mama warned me about
The clo[Bm]sest thing to [A]hell she'd ever r[G]aised
But when I l[D]ook back on those days I knew I'd [A]never change a thing
I m[Bm]ade mistakes that [A]paved the way to the [G]man I am today
Dsus2 A (let A ring)
I?m proud of em all, and I had a ball
bending the rules and breaking the law
Intro: G A Bm x2
Verse: 2
We were[G] bad about sneakin [A]out and shootin r[Bm]oad signs
[G]Throwing eggs and [A]rollin every yard in t[Bm]own
Yeah my [G]claim to fame was a [A]babe Ruth swing on a [Bm]mailbox
Yeah the [G]police just love driving me [A]around
Chorus:
Bridge:
[Dsus2]Yeah you learn to [A]walk the way you talk
The D[G]UI means SOL
[A]Respect was earned
You live and learn to [Bm]pray[A][G]
You learn to [A]pray
We were p[D]roud to be in the bad news crowd
The [A]one our mamas warned us about
The clo[Bm]sest thing to [A]hell they?ve ever r[G]aised
But when I [D]look back on those days I know we'd n[A]ever change a thing
[Bm]Made mistakes that [A]paved the way for the m[G]en we are today
Dsus2 A (let A ring)
We?re proud of em all, yall. And we had a ball
Bending the rules and breaking the law
Outro: G A Bm x2
and im pretty sure the key Brantley plays it in is A# but I have it in A so just put the
capo on fret 1.
Intro: | G A | Bm | x2
Verse: 1
[G]Growing up I was [A]always mama's [Bm]angel
[G]Never new I'd [A]ever fall from [Bm]grace
I was ta[G]ught to walk With [A]God and run from t[Bm]rouble
But I ran[G] with a crowd that was bound to change my [A]ways
Chorus:
I was pro[D]ud to be in the bad news crowd
The one[A] my mama warned me about
The clo[Bm]sest thing to [A]hell she'd ever r[G]aised
But when I l[D]ook back on those days I knew I'd [A]never change a thing
I m[Bm]ade mistakes that [A]paved the way to the [G]man I am today
Dsus2 A (let A ring)
I?m proud of em all, and I had a ball
bending the rules and breaking the law
Intro: G A Bm x2
Verse: 2
We were[G] bad about sneakin [A]out and shootin r[Bm]oad signs
[G]Throwing eggs and [A]rollin every yard in t[Bm]own
Yeah my [G]claim to fame was a [A]babe Ruth swing on a [Bm]mailbox
Yeah the [G]police just love driving me [A]around
Chorus:
Bridge:
[Dsus2]Yeah you learn to [A]walk the way you talk
The D[G]UI means SOL
[A]Respect was earned
You live and learn to [Bm]pray[A][G]
You learn to [A]pray
We were p[D]roud to be in the bad news crowd
The [A]one our mamas warned us about
The clo[Bm]sest thing to [A]hell they?ve ever r[G]aised
But when I [D]look back on those days I know we'd n[A]ever change a thing
[Bm]Made mistakes that [A]paved the way for the m[G]en we are today
Dsus2 A (let A ring)
We?re proud of em all, yall. And we had a ball
Bending the rules and breaking the law
Outro: G A Bm x2
