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Who I Am Aint Who Ive Been

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     Ato A7  
e|--------------------------|
B|--5-----------7-----------|
G|--6-----------6-----------|
D|--7-----------7-----------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--5-----------5-----------|
     Dto D7  
e|--------------------------|
B|--10----------12----------|
G|--11----------11----------|
D|--12----------12----------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--10----------12----------|
    E7 to E (pull off)
e|--------------------------|
B|--14----------12----------|
G|--13----------13----------|
D|--14----------14----------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--12----------12----------|
[Intro]
A A A A
D D D D
E7 E7 D D
A A
[Verse 1]
And I Awalked along and I Ahum a song
With my Abarrel down in the Aearly dawn
And I Dflushed a hare and my Dprimer flared
And it Dgot away and I Dshed a tear
Cause you E7left the same and E7I'm to blame
And Dwe may never Dlove againA  
[Interlude]
A A A A
D D D D
E7 E7 D D
A A
[Verse 2]
And I'm Acleaning up that Abusted truck
I'd Akeep it but I Aneed a buck
And I Dreach beneath the Ddriver seat
And I Dfound the card you Dmade for me
And I E7never knew how E7pure and cruel Dpain could feel 'til DI lost youA  
[Interlude]
A A A A
D D D D
E7 E7 D D
A A
[Verse 3]
And I've Adug some graves
And I've Alaid with shame
And I've Acringed when folks have Acalled my name
And Dwho I am ain't Dwho I been
I Dran away when DI could stand
And I'm E7never fine
And E7hope is blind
And Dyou're still keeping Dme aliveA  
[Outro]
A A A A

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Who I Am Aint Who Ive Been

by Benjamin Tod

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Play with hammer ons

A A7

e|--------------------------|

B|--5-----------7-----------|

G|--6-----------6-----------|

D|--7-----------7-----------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--5-----------5-----------|

D D7

e|--------------------------|

B|--10----------12----------|

G|--11----------11----------|

D|--12----------12----------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--10----------12----------|

E7 to E (pull off)

e|--------------------------|

B|--14----------12----------|

G|--13----------13----------|

D|--14----------14----------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--12----------12----------|

[Intro]

A A A A

D D D D

E7 E7 D D

A A

[Verse 1]

A A

And I walked along and I hum a song

A A

With my barrel down in the early dawn

D D

And I flushed a hare and my primer flared

D D

And it got away and I shed a tear

E7 E7

Cause you left the same and I'm to blame

D D A

And we may never love again

[Interlude]

A A A A

D D D D

E7 E7 D D

A A

[Verse 2]

A A

And I'm cleaning up that busted truck

A A

I'd keep it but I need a buck

D D

And I reach beneath the driver seat

D D

And I found the card you made for me

E7 E7 D D A

And I never knew how pure and cruel pain could feel 'til I lost you

[Interlude]

A A A A

D D D D

E7 E7 D D

A A

[Verse 3]

And I've dug some graves

And I've laid with shame

A A

And I've cringed when folks have called my name

D D

And who I am ain't who I been

D D

I ran away when I could stand

And I'm never fine

And hope is blind

D D A

And you're still keeping me alive

[Outro]

A A A A

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