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Freeborn Man

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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GI was born down in the Southland twenty-some odd years ago
GI ran away for the first time, when I was just about four years old
I'm a freeborn Cman, my home is on my Gback
I know Devery inch of highwDbay, Cevery foot of back road, every mile of railroad Gtrack
[Verse 2]
I got a Ggal Cincinnati, a woman in San Antone
I Galways love that gal next door, but any ol' place is G7home
I'm a freeborn Cman, my home is on my Gback
Lord I Dknow every inch of DbhighCway, every foot of back road, every mile of raiGlroad track
[Instrumental]
Gm  Gm  Gm  Gm
Cm  Cm  Gm  Gm
Dm  Cm  Gm  Gm
Gm  Gm  Gm  Gm
Cm  Cm  Gm  Gm
Dm  Cm  Gm  Gm
Gm  Gm  Gm  Gm
Cm  Cm  Gm  Gm
Dm  Cm  G  A
[Verse]
I Ggot me a worn out guitar, I carry in an tote sack
I Ghocked it about two hundred times but I always get it back
I'm a freebCorn man, my home is on Gmy back
Now I Dknow every inch of hDbighwCay, and every foot of back road, every mile of Grailroad track
You Gmay not like my appearance, you may not like my song
You Gmay not like the way I am, but you sure like the way I'm gone
I'm a freebCorn man, home is on my Gback
I know Devery inch of highwDbay, Cand every foot of back road, every mile of railGroad track
GI was born in the Southland twenty-some odd years ago
GI ran away for the first time, when I was only four years old
I'm a freeborn Cman, my home is on my Gback
I know Devery inch of highwDbay, Cfoot of back road, mile of railroad trackG  

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Freeborn Man

by Hank Williams Jr.

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[Intro]

[Verse]

I was born down in the Southland twenty-some odd years ago

I ran away for the first time, when I was just about four years old

C G

I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back

D Db C G

I know every inch of highway, every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track

[Verse 2]

I got a gal Cincinnati, a woman in San Antone

G G7

I always love that gal next door, but any ol' place is home

C G

I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back

D Db C G

Lord I know every inch of highway, every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track

[Instrumental]

Gm Gm Gm Gm

Cm Cm Gm Gm

Dm Cm Gm Gm

Gm Gm Gm Gm

Cm Cm Gm Gm

Dm Cm Gm Gm

Gm Gm Gm Gm

Cm Cm Gm Gm

Dm Cm G A

[Verse]

I got me a worn out guitar, I carry in an tote sack

I hocked it about two hundred times but I always get it back

C G

I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back

D Db C G

Now I know every inch of highway, and every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track

You may not like my appearance, you may not like my song

You may not like the way I am, but you sure like the way I'm gone

C G

I'm a freeborn man, home is on my back

D Db C G

I know every inch of highway, and every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track

I was born in the Southland twenty-some odd years ago

I ran away for the first time, when I was only four years old

C G

I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back

D Db C G

I know every inch of highway, foot of back road, mile of railroad track

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