I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am chords by Merle Haggard
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Verse 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) Things I
(D minor) learned
in a hobo jungle
Were things they never taught (G major)
me in a class (C major) room (A minor) (C major)
Like (D minor) where to find a hand out
While bummin' through Chica (G major)
go in the (C major) afternoon
Verse 2
Hey, I'm not (C major) braggin' or complainin'
I'm just talkin' to myself man-
(F major) to- man (D minor) (A minor) (D minor)
This ol' mental fat I'm (G major) chewin'
didn't (D minor) take a lotta (G major) doin'
But I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in what I am
(C major)
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Verse 3
(A minor)
(C major) I guess (D minor) I grew up a loner
I don't remember ever (G major) havin'
any (C major) folks around (A minor)
(C major) But I keep (D minor) thumbin'
through the phonebooks
And looking for my (G major) daddy's
name in (C major) every town (A minor)
(C major) And I meet
Verse 4
lots of friendly people
But I'll always wind up leavin'
on the lam (D minor) (A minor) (D minor)
Hey, where I've been or
where I'm (G major) goin'
Didn't (D minor) take a lotta (G major) knowin'
But I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in what I am
(C major)
Verse 5
(A minor)
(C major) I never travel (D minor) in a hurry
Because I got nobody (G major) waitin'
for me (C major) anywhere (A minor)
(C major) Home is (D minor) anywhere I'm livin'
If it's sleepin' on some (G major) va
cant bench in (C major) City Square (A minor)
(C major) Or if I'm
Verse 6
workin' on some road gang
Or just livin' off the fat of
our great (F major) land (D minor) (A minor) (D minor)
I never been nobody's (G major) idol but
at least (D minor) I got a title (G major)
And I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in what I am
(C major)
Verse 7
(A minor)
(C major) I never been (D minor) nobody's (G major) idol but
at least (D minor) I got a title (G major)
And I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in
what I (C major) am (A minor) (C major)
Verse 8
I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in what I (C major) am
I take (D minor) a lot of pride (G major) in what I (C major) am (A minor)
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
Merle Haggard
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