It's Hard To Be Humble original guitar chords by
Mac Davis

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Key: D major•

Intro 1
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"Back a few months ago,
I was headlinin' a great big nightclub
And they put me up a couple days early,
I came in a couple days early
And they put me up in what they call
the "Star Suite"
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Now here I am,
headlinin' in one of the biggest nightclubs
in the country
And I wake up at eight o'clock in the morning
In this "Star Suite" all by myself"
(Awwww)
"Yeah, that's what I said, "Awwwww"
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"But I did what I've always done, man,
to cheer myself up
I picked up my guitar, I sat down
and wrote me a little song
Now this is how it feels to be alone
at the top of the hill
Tryin' to figure out why

Chorus 1
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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble
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When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
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I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me
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I must be a hell of a man
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Oh lord it's hard to be humble
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But I'm doing the best that I can
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Verse 1
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I used to have a girlfriend
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But I guess she just couldn't compete
With all of these love starved women
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Who keep clamoring at my feet
Well I prob'ly could find me another
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But I guess they're all in awe of me
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Who cares, I never get lonesome
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'Cause I treasure my own company
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Oh

Chorus 2
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lord, it's hard to be humble
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When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
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I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me
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I must be a hell of a man
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Oh lord it's hard to be humble
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We're doing the best that we can
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Verse 2
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I guess you could say I'm a loner
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A cowboy outlaw tough and proud
I could have lots of friends if I wanted
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But then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical
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Hell, I don't even know what that means
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I guess it has something to do with the way
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That I fill out my skin tight blue jeans
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Oh

Chorus 3
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lord, it's hard to be humble
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When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
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I get better looking each day
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I must be a hell of a man
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Oh lord it's hard to be humble
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Outro 1

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