Take A Lot Of Pride

I Take Alot OF Pride In What I Am

Written and performed by Merle Haggard

c1968 Tree Publishing Co., Inc.

Capo 1st fret to play along with the record.

To play along with the record, hit the base note once, i.e., "C", then strum

the remaining strings twice (minus the base note). This is done on the

following chords: C, Cadd2/B, Am7, G7/A, F, & F/D

Cadd2/B: x20010 G7/A: 300001

Am7: x02010 F/D: xx0211

 

Verse 1:

Things I learned in a hobo jungle

Were things they never taught me in a classroom,

Like where to find a handout

While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon.

C (strum, no walk on base here)

Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin',

I'm just talkin' to myself man to man.

This ole' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take alot of doin'.

But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.

Verse 2:

I guess I grew up a loner, I don't remember ever havin' any folks around.

But I keep thumbin' through the phone books,

And lookin' for my daddy's name in every town.

And I meet lots of friendly people, that I always end up leavin' on the lam.

Hey, where I've been or where I'm goin' didn't take alot of knowin',

But I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.

Verse 3:

I never travel in a hurry, 'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere.

Home is anywhere I'm livin',

If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square,

Or if I'm workin' on some road gang,

Or just livin' off the fat of our great land.

I never been nobody's idol, But at least I got a title,

And I Take Alot Of Pride In What I Am.