Brought Up That Way Cifras

[Verse 1]
Gsus4
Emily comes home from school
                         Cadd9
Grabs on to her daddy's hand
          Gsus4
He says, "Baby girl, what's wrong with you?"
                                  Cadd9
She says, "Please don't make me go back there again"
             Am                                    C
She said, "I wish there was some way to make them stop it"
      G                                   D
So he drives down to that principal's office, and says
 
 
[Chorus]
          Gsus4                     Em7
"I didn't bring her up so they could cut her down
         Cadd9                       D
I didn't bring her here so they could shut her out
          Gsus4                       Em7
I live my whole damn life to see that little girl smile
           Cadd9                          D
So why are tears pouring down that sweet face?
 
She wasn't brought up that way"
 
 
[Verse 2]
Gsus4
Emily's home late again
                      Cadd9
He sees that boy drive away
        Gsus4
Oh, but something's different this time
                    Cadd9
She doesn't have too much to say
              Am                                         C
She said, "He tried, but there's just some things I won't do"
                G                                        D
And through the tears, she said, "I couldn't do that to you"
 
And he said,
 
 
[Chorus]
          Gsus4                    Em7
"I didn't bring you up so he could wear you down
          Cadd9                      D
Take that innocent heart, and turn it inside out
          Gsus4                     Em7
I live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile
         Cadd9                   D
So don't let nobody take that away
                              Gsus4
You weren't brought up that way"
 
 
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[Bridge]
    Gsus4
The phone rings on a rainy night
                        Cadd9
He says, "It's Officer Tate"
          Gsus4
He says, "Sir, there's been an accident
                         Cadd9
You'd better come down here right away
  Am                             C
A drunken driver missed an overpass
    G                     D
And Emily, she's fading fast"
 
 
[Chorus]
                        Gsus4                      Em7
He says, "God, I didn't bring her up to watch them lay her down
       Cadd9                          D
Nearly killed me the day they put her momma in the ground
           Gsus4                  Em7
Only thing kept me alive was that little girl's smile
   Cadd9                     D
So please, don't take that away
            Cadd9          D
It won't be easy taking her today
                             Gsus4
She wasn't brought up that way"
 
 
[Outro]
   Gsus4
He stands over the hospital bed
               Cadd9
Emily opens her eyes
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