Sister Hazel – Raising A Rookie chords

[Intro]
E    E


[Verse 1]
             EIf you ain't hard then they won't listen
             G#mIf you ain't tough then they won't understand
             ACuz they're strong like white horses
B                  E      crazy as the wind
         ECuz they don't know what's coming
         G#mAnd they rarely choose the way that you had planned
       ASo you watch and learn from fallin
B         E      And help 'em up if you can


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


[Verse 2]
     Eyou see what makes them special
    G#myou do everything and anything it takes
        A                             C#mjust to know that they would make it
            B                  A      B   C#m  D#mthrough the trials and the heartaches


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


[Bridge]
|C#m  B  |A   E|             oh I'm trying
|C#m  B  |E    |
|C#m  B  |A   E|
|C#m  B  |A    |


[Verse 3]
         EAnd they teach you to be humble
          G#mwhile the time and the worry line your face
        B                      Eand you learn how to hold your breath
EHow a desperate heart can pray


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


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


[Outro]
|E      | B   |
|C#m  B | A   |