Something To Be Proud Of original guitar chords by
Montgomery Gentry

2004•Country•311 views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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C

C

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Verse 1

Csus2

Csus2

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There's a story that

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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my daddy tells religiously

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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Like clockwork every time

G

G

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C

C

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he sees an opening

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F

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F

F

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G/F

G/F

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In a conversa tion

F

F

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about the way things used

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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to be

Verse 2

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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Well, I'd just roll my eyes

G

G

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C

C

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and make a beeline for the door

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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But I'd always end up starry-eyed

G

G

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C

C

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cross- legged on the floor

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F

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F

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G/F

G/F

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F

F

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Hanging on to every word

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Man, the things I heard

Pre-chorus 1

G

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It was harder times and longer days

Fadd9

Fadd9

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Five miles to school, uphill both ways

G

G

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We were cane-switched raised

and dirt-floor poor

Fadd9

Fadd9

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'Course that was back before the war

G

G

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Yeah, your uncle and I made quite a pair

Fadd9

Fadd9

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Flying F-15's through hostile air

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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He went down but they missed me by a hair

He'd always stop right there and say

Chorus 1

C

C

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That's something to be proud of

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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That's a life you can hang your hat on

C

C

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That's a chin held high as the tears fall down

G

G

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A gut sucked in, a chest stuck out

C

C

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Like a small-town flag a-flyin'

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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Or a newborn baby cryin'

C

C

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G

G

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In the arms of the woman that you love

C

C

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G/C

G/C

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C

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That's something to be proud of

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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Verse 3

C

C

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Son graduatin' college,

that was mama's dream

C

C

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But I was on my way to anywhere else

when I turned 18

Fadd9

Fadd9

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'Cause when you gotta fast car

you think you've got

C

C

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everything

Verse 4

C

C

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I learned quick those GTO's

don't run on faith

C

C

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I ended up broken down

in some town north of L.A.

Fadd9

Fadd9

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Working maximum hours

C

C

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for minimum wage

Pre-chorus 2

G

G

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Well, I fell in love, next thing I know

Fadd9

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The babies came, the car got sold

G

G

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I sure do miss that old hot rod

Fadd9

Fadd9

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But you sure save gas in them foreign jobs

G

G

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Dad, I wonder if I ever let you down

Fadd9

Fadd9

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If you're ashamed of how I turned out

C

C

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Well, he lowered his voice,

G

G

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F

F

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then he raised his brow

Said, let me tell ya right now

Chorus 2

C

C

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That's something to be proud of

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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That's a life you can hang your hat on

C

C

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You don't need to make a million

G

G

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Just be thankful to be workin'

C

C

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If you're doing what you're able

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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And putting food there on the table

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C

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G

G

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And providing for the family that you love

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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That's something to be proud of

Bridge 1

Fadd9

Fadd9

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And if all you ever really do

is the best you can

G

G

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Well, you did it man

Chorus 3

C

C

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That's something to be proud of

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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That's a life you can hang your hat on

C

C

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That's a chin held high as the tears fall down

G

G

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F/A

F/A

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G/B

G/B

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G/D

G/D

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A gut sucked in, a chest stuck out

C

C

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Like a small-town flag a-flyin'

Fmaj9

Fmaj9

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Or a newborn baby cryin'

C

C

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G

G

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In the arms of the woman that you love

C

C

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That's something to be proud of

Fadd9

Fadd9

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That's something to be proud...

C

C

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Yeah, that's something to be proud of

G

G

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That's something to be proud of

Outro 1

Now that's something to be proud

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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G/C

G/C

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C

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(of)

F

F

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F

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G/F

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F

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Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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G/C

G/C

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C

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F

F

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Fmaj7

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Chords

Csus2
C
Cmaj7
G
F
G/F
Fadd9
Fmaj9
G/C
F/A
G/B
G/D
Fmaj7

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Something To Be Proud Of by Montgomery Gentry is C major.

The primary chords used in Something To Be Proud Of are C, G, F, G/F, Am, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, G/F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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