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I Take Alot OF Pride In What I Am
Written and performed by Merle Haggard
c1968 Tree Publishing Co., Inc.

Capo 1st fret to play along with the record.
To play along with the record, hit the base note once, i.e., "C", then strum
the remaining strings twice (minus the base note). This is done on the
following chords: C, Cadd2/B, Am7, G7/A, F, & F/D

Cadd2/B: x20010   G7/A: 300001
Am7: x02010    F/D: xx0211

Intro:
CC Piano Chord 
  Cadd2/B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  G7/AG7/A Piano Chord 

CC Piano Chord 
  Cadd2/B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  G7/AG7/A Piano Chord 


Verse 1:
DmDm Piano Chord 

Things I learned in a hobo jungle
CC Piano Chord 
        Cadd2/B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  G7/AG7/A Piano Chord 

Were things they never taught me in a classroom,
DmDm Piano Chord 

Like where to find a handout
CC Piano Chord 
        Cadd2/B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  G7/AG7/A Piano Chord 

While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon.
C (strum, no walk on base here)
Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin',
FF Piano Chord 
   F/DF/D Piano Chord 
  DmDm Piano Chord 

I'm just talkin' to myself man to man.

This ole' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take alot of doin'.
CC Piano Chord 
   Cadd2/B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  G7/AG7/A Piano Chord 

But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.

Verse 2:

I guess I grew up a loner, I don't remember ever havin' any folks around.
But I keep thumbin' through the phone books,
And lookin' for my daddy's name in every town.
And I meet lots of friendly people, that I always end up leavin' on the lam.
Hey, where I've been or where I'm goin' didn't take alot of knowin',
But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.

Verse 3:

I never travel in a hurry, 'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere.
Home is anywhere I'm livin',
If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square,
Or if I'm workin' on some road gang,
Or just livin' off the fat of our great land.
I never been nobody's idol, But at least I got a title,
And I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.