{"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":2288153,"song":"Im A White Boy","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2288153-im-a-white-boy-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2288153?type=chord","rating":4.72016,"votes":59,"content":"[VERSE 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome folks call me a ramblin man[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI do a lotta thumbin and a kickin cans[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd it wouldn't do an ounce of good to call me names[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCause daddys name wasnt Willy Woodrow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I wasnt born and raised in no ghetto[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I'm out to find me a wealthy woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a line of work that don't take no diploma[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI ain't got much to lose but a lot to gain[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell some might call me a goodtime fella[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI aint black and I aint yella[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYeah I don't want no handout livin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't want any part of anything they're givin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm proud and white and I've got a song to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I've said a few things and I'll admit it[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you wanna get ahead you gotta hump and get it[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah I'm a small town boy been around a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI like guitars and I like a fiddle[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd that's the kinda soul it takes to fan my flame[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I'm a blue eyed Billy kinda feared and ready[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I'll have to work to be somebody[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYeah I don't want no handout livin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't want any part of anything they're givin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm proud and white and I've got a song to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I've said a few things and I'll admit it[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you wanna get ahead you gotta hump and get it[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a white boy lookinâ for a place to do my thing[/tab]","plain_text":"[VERSE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Ab G B A\n\n\n[VERSE 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]","chords":["A","D","E","Eb","B","Ab","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}