The Way I Am

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Capo 2
[Intro]
E A E A B
[Verse 1]
E D A
Wish I were down on some blue bayou,
E B
With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand.
E D A
But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there,
E B E
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
[Verse 2]
E D A
Wish I enjoyed what makes my living,
E B
Did what I do with willing hands.
E D A
Some would run, oh but that ain't like me,
E B E E7
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
[Chorus]
A E
The way I am, don't fit my shackles,
B E
The way I am, reality.
D A
I can almost see that bobber dancing,
E B E
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
[Instrumental]
E A E A E E7
[Chorus]
A E
The way I am, don't fit my shackles,
B E
The way I am, reality.
D A
I can almost see that bobber dancing,
E B E
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
E B E A
I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
E A E A
Yodelaaaeeeeey, Yodel Oh del ayeeeeeee (to fade)

The Way I Am chords and lyrics

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Capo 2
[Intro]
E    A    E   A   B
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2] 
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
E   A   E  A   E  E7
[Chorus]

The Way I Am Chords by Merle Haggard

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