Merle Haggard – The Way I Am chords

Intro: A  G  D  A  G  D  E

            A                G   D  Wish I was down on some blue bayou,
                A                 EWith a bamboo cane stuck in the sand.
                 A                 G    DBut the road I'm on, don't seem to go there,
             A             E              ASo I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am. 

           A                  G   DWish I enjoyed what makes my living,
           A                   EDid what I do with a willin' hand.
           A                         G   DSome would run, ah, but that ain't like me.
           A                 E               ASo I just dream and keep on bein' the way I am.
           
          D                 AThe way I am, don't fit my shackles.
          E       AThe way I am, reality.
              A               G   DI can almost see that bobber dancin',
            A              E             ASo I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.


Break: A  G  D  A  G  D  E

          D                 A The way I am, don't fit my shackles.
           E     AThe way I am, reality.
              A               G   DI can almost see that bobber dancin',
            A              E              ASo I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.

          A             E              AI just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.

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