[Verse 1]
Em C Em D
Em C
My daddy was a southern baptist deacon
Em D
On the good book, I was born and raised
Em C
But I never quite bought into the preaching
Em D
Too much fear, Too much hate
[Verse 2]
Em C
So i drifted from my faith out of high school
Em D
I questioned things that i could not see
Em C
Thats when they told my dad that we weren't welcome back
Em D
And they were gonna be praying for me
[Chorus 1]
C D
He said, son, the road it aint easy
G C
Its all just a series of mistakes
G D C
But you gotta learn how to take
G D C
The bruises with the breaks
Em D C
The love and the heartache
D Em
The crooked and the straight
[Verse 3]
Em C
So I wandered through my twenties uninspired
Em D
I got my education at the end of the bar
Em C
And I traded in my youth for 3 chords and the truth
Em D
And the ring of an electric guitar
[Verse 4]
Em C
So we made all these plans
Em D
We were gonna take a stand
Em C
Set out, and rise above the noise
Em D
But after all these shows we played
Em C
Their fight began to fade
Em D
As they walked away, I heard my fathers voice
[Chorus 1]
C D
He said, son, the road it aint easy
G C
Its all just a series of mistakes
G D C
But you gotta learn how to take
G D C
The bruises with the breaks
Em D C
The love and the heartache
D Em
The crooked and the straight
[Chorus 2]
C D
He said, son, the road it aint easy
G C
Its all just a series of mistakes
C D
And son, you might not believe me
G C
But I promise you one of these days
G D C
That youre gonna learn how to take
G D C
The bruises with the breaks
Em D C
The love and the heartache
D Em
The crooked and the straight