Born & Raised In Black And White

E A E A E A E A INTRO E The wind blows hard across the Texas plains, Makes some people go insane. Dbm A E While others quietly pray for rain, A E B That's where we came from. E Two boys playing in the burning sun, One with books and one with guns. Dbm A E Mama calls but just one comes, A E The other one runs. Dbm A B E With a Christian sense of wrong and right, A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. Dbm A B E One learned to pray, one loved to fight, A E B E A We were born and raised in black and white. E My brother took to the gospel road, Spent his whole life saving souls. Dbm A E Well he looked at me and his blood ran cold, A B He didn't even try. E I had no dreams and I had no plans, But a gun felt good in my right hand. Dbm A E Warden said 'How come you killed that man?' A E I said 'I don't know why'. Dbm A B E Welcome home said the hot moonlight, A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. Dbm A B E One lives to pray, one waits to die, A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. D A D A E B E D A D A B INSTRUMENTAL E Someone handed me a cigarette, They offered me my last request. Dbm A E I asked my mortal soul be blessed, A E B By someone close to me. E I came to him with trembling hands, I swore I'd never understand. Dbm A E He said its just what life had planned, A E It's destiny. Dbm A B E So don't waste your tears on me tonight, A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. Dbm A B E You chose the dark, I chase the light, A E B E We were born and raised in black and white. A E B E A E A We were born and raised in black and white. E The wind blows hard across the Texas plains, Makes some people go insane. Dbm A E A E A E A E A E A E (to fade) While others quietly pray for rain...