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The Way I Am by Merle Haggard
The Way I Am
Capo 2
E A E A B
INTRO
Verse 1
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E D A
Wish I were down on some blue bayou,
E B
With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand.
E D A
But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there,
E B E
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
Verse 2
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E D A
Wish I enjoyed what makes my living,
E B
Did what I do with willing hands.
E D A
Some would run, oh but that ain't like me,
E B E E7
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
Chorus
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A E
The way I am, don't fit my shackles,
B E
The way I am, reality.
D A
I can almost see that bobber dancing,
E B E
So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
E A E A E E7
INSTRUMENTAL
*Repeat Chorus*
E B E A
I just dream and keep on being the way I am.
E A E A
Yodelaaaeeeeey, Yodel Oh del ayeeeeeee (to fade)
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version 2
Intro: A G D A G D E
A G D
Wish I was down on some blue bayou,
A E
With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand.
A G D
But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there,
A E A
So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.
A G D
Wish I enjoyed what makes my living,
A E
Did what I do with a willin' hand.
A G D
Some would run, ah, but that ain't like me.
A E A
So I just dream and keep on bein' the way I am.
D A
The way I am, don't fit my shackles.
E A
The way I am, reality.
A G D
I can almost see that bobber dancin',
A E A
So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.
Break: A G D A G D E
D A
The way I am, don't fit my shackles.
E A
The way I am, reality.
A G D
I can almost see that bobber dancin',
A E A
So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.
A E A
I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.
End: A E
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