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I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

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Am
Things I learned in hobo jungle
                       D7             G
Were things they never taught me in a class room
     Am
Like where to find a hand out
                      D7             G
While bumming through Chicago in the afternoon
Hey I'm not bragging or complaining 
                                  C
I'm just talking to myself man to man
Am                      D7             Am           D7
This ole mental fat I'm chewing didn't take a lotta doing
      Am            D7              G
But I take a lot of pride in what I am
  Am
I guess I grew up a loner
                             D7        G
I don't remember ever having any folks around
      Am
But I keep thumbing through the phone books
                           D7            G
And looking for my daddy's name in every town
And I meet lots of friendly people
                                     C
That I always wind up leaving on the lam
Am                               D7           Am           D7
Hey where I've been or where I'm going didn't take a lotta knowing
      Am            D7              G
But I take a lot of pride in what I am
  Am
I never travel in a hurry
                     D7             G
Because I got nobody waiting for me anywhere
        Am
Home is anywhere I'm living
                                D7            G
If it's sleeping on some vacant bench in City Square
Or if I'm working on some road gang
                                        C
Or just living off the fat of our great land
Am                    D7          Am            D7
I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title
      Am            D7              G
And I take a lot of pride in what I am 
Am                    D7          Am            D7
I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title
      Am            D7              G
And I take a lot of pride in what I am

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Hey I'm not bragging or complaining 
And I meet lots of friendly people
Or if I'm working on some road gang

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Chords by Merle Haggard

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