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Self Made Man

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Intro  G   C   G  C  
GI could say it's all her fault
GShe never had any patience at all
I'm a Ccomplicated guy
And she didn't try to underGstand
GI could claim i had nothing to do
GWith the fact i'm lonesome and blue
But that Cwouldn't be trueD  
DI'm a self made Gman
(chorus)
Yeah Ci'm the one that Gfooled around
And Clet the one who Gloved me down
CShe had more of Gme than she could DsusstandD  
CI blamed everyGone but me
But Cnow that it's too Glate i see
NoCbody helped me Gget to where i Dam
I'm a self made GmanC  
GI could blame it on the way i was raised
GOr i could say i was just to afraid
To Clay my heart in somebody else's hGands
GI could always make one more excuse
GBut in the end what's the use
I Cmight as well faceD  
DI'm a self made mGan
(repeat chorus)
DsuswooooDoo Ci blamed everGyone but me
But Cnow that its to Glate i see
NoCbody helped me gGet to where i Dam
I'm a self made GmanC  
Self made GmanC  
Self made Gman
(spoken)                          C  G  
Ahhh i cant blame anybody but me

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Self Made Man

by Montgomery Gentry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

G C G C

Intro

I could say it's all her fault

She never had any patience at all

I'm a complicated guy

And she didn't try to understand

I could claim i had nothing to do

With the fact i'm lonesome and blue

C D

But that wouldn't be true

D G

I'm a self made man

(chorus)

C G

Yeah i'm the one that fooled around

C G

And let the one who loved me down

C G Dsus D

She had more of me than she could stand

C G

I blamed everyone but me

C G

But now that it's too late i see

C G D

Nobody helped me get to where i am

G C

I'm a self made man

I could blame it on the way i was raised

Or i could say i was just to afraid

C G

To lay my heart in somebody else's hands

I could always make one more excuse

But in the end what's the use

C D

I might as well face

D G

I'm a self made man

(repeat chorus)

Dsus D C G

woooooo i blamed everyone but me

C G

But now that its to late i see

C G D

Nobody helped me get to where i am

G C

I'm a self made man

G C

Self made man

C G

(spoken)

Ahhh i cant blame anybody but me

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