Branded Man chords by Country Express

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I'd like to hold my head up
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and be proud of who I am
But they won't let my
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secret go untold
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I paid the debt I owed him,
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but he's still not satisfied
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Now I'm a branded man
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out in the cold
When they let me out of prison,
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I held my head up high
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Determined I would rise above the shame
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But no matter where I'm living,
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the black mark follows me
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I'm branded with a number on my name
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I'd like to hold my head up
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And be proud of who I am
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But they won't let my
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secret go untold
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I pay the debt I owe them
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But they're still not satisfied
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Now I'm a branded man
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out in the cold
If I live to be a hundred,
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I guess I'll never clear my name
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Cause everybody knows
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I've been in jail
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But no matter where I'm living,
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I've got to tell them
where I've been
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They'll send me back to prison if I fail
I'd like to hold my head up
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and be proud of who I am
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But they won't let my secret go untold
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I  paid the debt I owed them,
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but they're still not satisfied
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Now I'm a branded man, out in the cold
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Now I'm a branded man,
out in the cold
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