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 A Bm
Growing up I was always mama's angel
G A Bm
Never new I'd ever fall from grace
G A Bm
I was taught to walk With God and run from trouble
G A
But I ran with a crowd that was bound to change my ways
Chorus:
D
I was proud to be in the bad news crowd
A
The one my mama warned me about
Bm A G
The closest thing to hell she'd ever raised
D A
But when I look back on those days I knew I'd never change a thing
Bm A G
I made mistakes that paved the way to the 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
G A Bm
We were bad about sneakin out and shootin road signs
G A Bm
Throwing eggs and rollin every yard in town
G A Bm
Yeah my claim to fame was a babe Ruth swing on a mailbox
G A
Yeah the police just love driving me around
Chorus:
Bridge:
Dsus2 A
Yeah you learn to walk the way you talk
G
The DUI means SOL
A
Respect was earned
Bm A G
You live and learn to pray
A
You learn to pray
D
We were proud to be in the bad news crowd
A
The one our mamas warned us about
Bm A G
The closest thing to hell they’ve ever raised
D A
But when I look back on those days I know we'd never change a thing
Bm A G
Made mistakes that paved the way for the men 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