{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84747,"song":"The Way I Am","artist":"Martin Sexton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549418-the-way-i-am-chords-by-martin-sexton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84747?type=chord","rating":4.7007,"votes":17,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\nFrom: \"Riess, Joseph C.\" \r\nTHE WAY I AM - by Martin Sexton\r\n\r\n>From Martin Sexton's \"In the Journey\" album\r\n\r\n G 320033 (355433)\r\n [ch]D[/ch] xx0232\r\n [ch]A[/ch] x02220\r\n [ch]F[/ch] 133211\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe other night I had a crazy dream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBout a man in a fishin hat, he was sellin magazines[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll the way from Kingston he had worked his way down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him outta town[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"You know I don't like the way I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, no, no I don't like the way I am\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\nAnd I saw an old fisherman swayin on the dock\r\nSwingin a junk of somethin and the string of fish that he had caught\r\nHis wife had left him just a week before\r\nShe packed up her bags and waltzed on out the door\r\n\r\n\r\nShe said, \"You know I don't like the way I am\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am\r\nAnd then she cried right aloud\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe sang, \"Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-eeeee-eeeeee\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\nAnd you and me walked down the shores of our youth\r\nChasin the sunrise and challenging the truth\r\nIt's all so distant now, I've seen too many lies\r\nTurning my vision into crumbling demise\r\n\r\nAww, you know I don't like the way I am\r\nI don't like the way I am\r\nBut you know, I'm gonna change the way I am\r\nOh yes I am, I'm gonna change the way I am\r\nRight now, hear me crying\r\n\r\nSing, Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-eeeee-eeeeee\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\nThe other night I had a crazy dream\r\nAbout a man in a fishin hat he was sellin old magazines\r\nAll the way from Kingston he had worked his way down\r\nAnd I, I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him outta town\r\n\r\nHe said to me, he said, \"You know I don't like the way I am (just like that)\r\nYou know I don't like the way I am\r\nBut I'm gonna change the way I am, yes I am\r\nI'm gonna change the way I am\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Chorus:\r\nThen he played a song for me on a sqeeze-box\r\nSay hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]hooo-hooo\r\nhoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]hooo-hooo\r\nhoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo\r\nhoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo\r\nhoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo\r\nhooo-hooo[/tab]\r\n\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he\r\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\r\nAaaahhh","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\nFrom: \"Riess, Joseph C.\" \nTHE WAY I AM - by Martin Sexton\n\n>From Martin Sexton's \"In the Journey\" album\n\n G 320033 (355433)\n D xx0232\n A x02220\n F 133211\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\nAnd I saw an old fisherman swayin on the dock\nSwingin a junk of somethin and the string of fish that he had caught\nHis wife had left him just a week before\nShe packed up her bags and waltzed on out the door\n\n\nShe said, \"You know I don't like the way I am\nYou know I don't like the way I am\nYou know I don't like the way I am\nYou know I don't like the way I am\nAnd then she cried right aloud\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\nAnd you and me walked down the shores of our youth\nChasin the sunrise and challenging the truth\nIt's all so distant now, I've seen too many lies\nTurning my vision into crumbling demise\n\nAww, you know I don't like the way I am\nI don't like the way I am\nBut you know, I'm gonna change the way I am\nOh yes I am, I'm gonna change the way I am\nRight now, hear me crying\n\nSing, Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-eeeee-eeeeee\n\n\nVerse:\nThe other night I had a crazy dream\nAbout a man in a fishin hat he was sellin old magazines\nAll the way from Kingston he had worked his way down\nAnd I, I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him outta town\n\nHe said to me, he said, \"You know I don't like the way I am (just like that)\nYou know I don't like the way I am\nBut I'm gonna change the way I am, yes I am\nI'm gonna change the way I am\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he\nYay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee\nAaaahhh","chords":["C","G","D","A","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}