These Are My People

These Are My People easy guitar chords by Rodney Atkins

2006Country
Guitar
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  • Intro 1
    [Solo 
    Violin] 



    Verse 1
    Well, 
    we 
    grew 
    up 
    down 
    by 
    the 
    railroad 
    tracks, 

    shootin' 
    bibis 
    at 
    old 
    beer 
    cans 

    Chokin' 
    on 
    the 
    smoke 
    from 
    Lucky 
    Strike 

    somebody 
    lifted 
    off 
    his 
    old 
    man 

    We 
    were 
    football 
    flunkies, 

    southern 
    rock 
    junkies, 

    crankin' 
    up 
    the 
    stere

    Singing 
    loud 
    and 
    proud 
    to 

    "Gimmie 
    Three 
    Steps," 

    "Simple 
    Man," 
    and 
    "Curtis 
    Low" 

    Interlude 1
    We 
    were 
    big, 
    ya 
    know 



    Verse 2
    Got 
    some 
    discount 
    knowledge 
    at 
    the 

    Jr. 
    Col
    lege 
    where 
    we 

    majored 
    in 
    beer 
    and 
    girls 

    It 
    was 
    all 
    real 
    funny 
    till 
    we 
    ran 
    out 
    of 
    money 

    and 
    they 
    threw 
    us 
    out 
    into 
    the 
    world 

    Yeah, 
    the 
    kids 
    that 
    thought 
    they'd 
    run 

    this 
    town 
    ain't 
    a-
    runnin' 
    much 
    of 
    any
    thing 

    Just 
    lovin' 
    and 
    laughin' 
    and 
    bust
    in' 
    our 
    asses, 

    and 
    we 
    call 
    it 
    all 
    livin' 
    the 
    dream 

    Chorus 1
    But 
    these 
    are 
    my 
    people, 

    this 
    is 
    where 
    come 
    from 

    We're 
    givin' 
    this 
    life 
    every
    thing 
    we 
    got 

    and 
    then 
    some 

    It 
    ain't 
    always 
    pretty, 

    but 
    it's 
    real 

    It's 
    the 
    way 
    we 
    were 
    made, 

    wouldn't 
    have 
    it 
    any 
    other 
    way 

    Interlude 2
    These 
    are 
    my 
    people 



    Verse 3
    Well, 
    we 
    take 
    it 
    all 
    week 
    on 
    the 
    chin 

    with 
    grin 
    till 
    we 
    make 
    it 
    to 
    Friday 
    night 

    And 
    it's 
    church 
    league 
    softball, 

    holler 
    'bout 
    bad 
    call, 

    preacher 
    breaking 
    up 
    the 
    fight 

    Then 
    later 
    on 
    at 
    the 
    Green 
    Light 
    tavern, 

    well, 
    everybody's 
    gatherin' 
    as 
    friends 

    And 
    the 
    beer's 
    pour
    in' 
    till 
    Monday 
    morn
    in', 

    and 
    we 
    start 
    it 
    all 
    over 
    a
    gain 

    Chorus 2
    And 
    these 
    are 
    my 
    people, 

    this 
    is 
    where 
    come 
    from 

    We're 
    givin' 
    this 
    life 
    every
    thing 
    we 
    got 

    and 
    then 
    some 

    It 
    ain't 
    always 
    pretty, 

    but 
    it's 
    real 

    It's 
    the 
    way 
    we 
    were 
    made, 

    wouldn't 
    have 
    it 
    any 
    other 
    way 

    These 
    are 
    my 
    people 

    Bridge 1
    We 
    fall 
    down, 
    and 
    we 
    get 
    up 

    We 
    walk 
    proud, 
    and 
    we 
    talk 
    tough 

    We 
    got 
    heart, 
    and 
    we 
    got 
    nerve 

    Even 
    if 
    we 
    are 
    bit 
    disturbed 

    Solo 1
    Woo, 

    come 
    on 



    Chorus 3
    These 
    are 
    my 
    people, 

    this 
    is 
    where 
    come 
    from 

    We're 
    givin' 
    this 
    life 
    every
    thing 
    we 
    got 

    and 
    then 
    some 

    It 
    ain't 
    always 
    pretty, 

    but 
    it's 
    real 

    It's 
    the 
    way 
    we 
    were 
    made, 

    wouldn't 
    have 
    it 
    any 
    other 
    way, 
    ah 
    naw 

    These 
    are 
    my 
    people 



    Outro 1




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