C
F
G7
C
When I was a little boy my mother used to say
F
G7
C
Keep on trusting in the Lord there´ll be a better day
F
G7
C
My mother sang Amazing Grace like no one you ever heard
F
G7
C
Daddy rode a sway back mule delivering the word
F
G7
F
And I´m better off than I ever thought I would beee ee
G7
C
Than I thought I would be
F
G7
C
Well momma cooked the sausage I never had enough
F
G7
C
My daddy said eat more bread boy cause things are getting rough
F
G7
C
We were poor and that´s a fact but there´s one thing we had
F
G7
C
My momma blessed with kindness and a bible totin´ dad
F
G7
F
And I´m better off than I ever thought I would beee ee
G7
C
Than I thought I would be
F
G7
C
We had a preacher named McDuff that came into our town
F
G7
C
He said old time religion is surly coming down
F
G7
C
He said I´d be better off if I would just repent
F
G7
C
Now I´m doing better cause down the isle I went
F
G7
F
And I´m better off than I ever thought I would beee ee
G7
C
Than I thought I would be
G7
F
C
