Merle Haggard - I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

By axehappy - axehappy at countrytabs.com


C     =   x32010              Em+     =   x22010

Am7   =   x02010              C/G     =   332010

Dm    =   xx0231              G       =   320003

C7    =   x32310              F       =   xx3211

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INTRO

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Things I learned in a hobo jungle,
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Were things they never taught me in a classroom.
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Like where to find a handout, 
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While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon.
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Hey, I'm not braggin' nor complainin',
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Just talking to myself man to man.
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This old mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lot of doin',
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I take a lot of pride in what I am.


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I guess I grew up a loner,
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I don't remember ever havin' any folks around.
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I keep thumbin' through the phone books,
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And lookin' for my Daddy's name in every town.
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I meet lots of friendly people,
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But I always end up leavin' on the lam.
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Hey, where I've been and where I'm goin' didn't take a lot of knowin',
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But I take a lot of pride in what I am.


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Never travel in a hurry,
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'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere.
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Home is anywhere I'm livin',
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If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square.
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Or if I'm workin' on some road gang,
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Or just livin' off the fat of our great land.
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I never been nobodys idol, but at least I got a title,
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I take a lot of pride in what I am.
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I never been nobodys idol, but at least I got a title,
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And I take a lot of pride in what I am.
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I take a lot of pride in what I am.
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I take a lot of pride in what I am.