Raise This Town

 
G 
I been runnin from the mirror 
D/F# 
like its seein more than I admit. 
Em7 
All these miles and all this whiskey 
Cadd9 
aint scared off the truth one bit. 

G 
And I know this old dirt county 
D/F# 
aint perfect but it raised me right. 
Em7 
Gave me heartsick, gave me heartbreak, 
Cadd9 
gave me hell  and gave me light. 
 

 
G 
So raise this town up high 
D/F# 
like a flag in the wind, let it testify. 
Em7 
For the boys like me who were born to try, 
Cadd9 
and the hearts we broke learnin how to fly. 

G 
Raise this town tonight 
D/F# 
every porch light glowin, every wrong made right. 
Em7 
If I fall again, hell, thats alright 
Cadd9 
Raise this town tonight 
 

 
G 
Had some friends that hit rock bottom, 
D/F# 
some found God and some found pain. 
Em7 
Some went lookin for forever, 
Cadd9 
some just settled for the rain. 

G 
But we all share the same old stories, 
D/F# 
same backroads and Friday nights. 
Em7 
Same mistakes our daddies warned us, 
Cadd9 
same dreams chasin county lines. 
 

 
G 
So raise this town up high 
D/F# 
like a flag in the wind, let it testify. 
Em7 
For the boys like me who were born to try, 
Cadd9 
and the hearts we broke learnin how to fly. 

G 
Raise this town tonight 
D/F# 
every porch light glowin, every wrong made right. 
Em7 
If I fall again, hell, thats alright 
Cadd9 
Raise this town tonight. 
 

 
Em7 
Every time I lose my way, 
Cadd9 
I hear it callin through the pines. 
G 
Aint no map to lead me back, 
D 
but I know every road by heart and line. 

Final Chorus 
G 
So raise this town up high 
D/F# 
let the thunder roll and the voices rise. 
Em7 
From the church pews out to them Friday nights, 
Cadd9 
to the ones we lost and the ones still tryin. 

G 
Raise this town tonight 
D/F# 
every porch light glowin, every wrong made right. 
Em7 
If I fall again, hell, thats alright 
Cadd9 
cause the good Lord knows 
G 
this town raised us to rise. 
D Em7 Cadd9 G