Chords for I'm A White Boy~Merle Haggard.wmv
Tempo:
134.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[D] [E]
[Ab] [B]
[A] Some folks call me a rambling [D] man, I do a lot of thumbing and kicking cans, [A] and it wouldn't do an ounce of good to [E] call my name.
[A]
Because daddy's name wasn't Willie [D] Woodrow and I wasn't born and raised in no [A] ghetto, just a white [E] boy looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
Well, I'm out to find me a wealthy [D] woman in a line of work that don't take no [A] diploma.
I ain't got much to lose, but got a lot [E] to gain.
[A] Well, some might call me a good time fella, [D] I ain't black and I ain't a [A] yellow, just a white boy looking [E] for a place to [A] do my thing.
[D] Well, I don't [Ebm] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything [Bb] they're giving, [B] I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
[A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit it, [D] if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get [A] it, I'm a white boy looking [E] for a place to do my [A] thing.
Hump and get it now.
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah, I'm a small town boy, been around a little, I [D] like guitars and [A] I like a fiddle and that's the kind of soul it takes to fan [E] my flame.
[A] Well, I'm a blue-eyed billy kind of frill and [D] ruddy, so I'll have to work to be [A] somebody.
I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
[D] I don't [Eb] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything they're [B] giving, I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
[A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit [D] it, if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get it, I'm [A] a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
[F] I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
[Em]
[D] [E]
[Ab] [B]
[A] Some folks call me a rambling [D] man, I do a lot of thumbing and kicking cans, [A] and it wouldn't do an ounce of good to [E] call my name.
[A]
Because daddy's name wasn't Willie [D] Woodrow and I wasn't born and raised in no [A] ghetto, just a white [E] boy looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
Well, I'm out to find me a wealthy [D] woman in a line of work that don't take no [A] diploma.
I ain't got much to lose, but got a lot [E] to gain.
[A] Well, some might call me a good time fella, [D] I ain't black and I ain't a [A] yellow, just a white boy looking [E] for a place to [A] do my thing.
[D] Well, I don't [Ebm] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything [Bb] they're giving, [B] I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
[A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit it, [D] if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get [A] it, I'm a white boy looking [E] for a place to do my [A] thing.
Hump and get it now.
[D] [A] Yeah.
[E] [A] Yeah, I'm a small town boy, been around a little, I [D] like guitars and [A] I like a fiddle and that's the kind of soul it takes to fan [E] my flame.
[A] Well, I'm a blue-eyed billy kind of frill and [D] ruddy, so I'll have to work to be [A] somebody.
I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
[D] I don't [Eb] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything they're [B] giving, I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
[A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit [D] it, if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get it, I'm [A] a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
[F] I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
[Em]
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Some folks call me a rambling [D] man, I do a lot of thumbing and kicking cans, [A] and it wouldn't do an ounce of good to [E] call my name.
_ _ _ [A]
Because daddy's name wasn't Willie [D] Woodrow and I wasn't born and raised in no [A] ghetto, just a white [E] boy looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
_ _ Well, I'm out to find me a wealthy [D] woman in a line of work that don't take no [A] diploma.
I ain't got much to lose, but got a lot [E] to gain. _
_ [A] Well, some might call me a good time fella, [D] I ain't black and I ain't a [A] yellow, just a white boy looking [E] for a place to [A] do my thing. _ _
[D] Well, I don't [Ebm] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything [Bb] they're giving, [B] I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
_ [A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit it, [D] if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get [A] it, I'm a white boy looking [E] for a place to do my [A] thing.
Hump and get it now. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Yeah, I'm a small town boy, been around a little, I [D] like guitars and [A] I like a fiddle and that's the kind of soul it takes to fan [E] my flame.
_ _ [A] Well, I'm a blue-eyed billy kind of frill and [D] ruddy, so I'll have to work to be [A] somebody.
I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing. _
_ [D] I don't [Eb] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything they're [B] giving, I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
_ _ [A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit [D] it, if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get it, I'm [A] a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
_ [F] _ I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Some folks call me a rambling [D] man, I do a lot of thumbing and kicking cans, [A] and it wouldn't do an ounce of good to [E] call my name.
_ _ _ [A]
Because daddy's name wasn't Willie [D] Woodrow and I wasn't born and raised in no [A] ghetto, just a white [E] boy looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
_ _ Well, I'm out to find me a wealthy [D] woman in a line of work that don't take no [A] diploma.
I ain't got much to lose, but got a lot [E] to gain. _
_ [A] Well, some might call me a good time fella, [D] I ain't black and I ain't a [A] yellow, just a white boy looking [E] for a place to [A] do my thing. _ _
[D] Well, I don't [Ebm] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything [Bb] they're giving, [B] I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
_ [A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit it, [D] if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get [A] it, I'm a white boy looking [E] for a place to do my [A] thing.
Hump and get it now. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Yeah, I'm a small town boy, been around a little, I [D] like guitars and [A] I like a fiddle and that's the kind of soul it takes to fan [E] my flame.
_ _ [A] Well, I'm a blue-eyed billy kind of frill and [D] ruddy, so I'll have to work to be [A] somebody.
I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing. _
_ [D] I don't [Eb] want no handout [A] living and don't want a part of anything they're [B] giving, I'm proud and white and I got a [E] song to sing.
_ _ [A] Well, I've said a few things and I'll admit [D] it, if you want to get ahead you gotta hump and get it, I'm [A] a white boy [E] looking for a place to [A] do my thing.
_ [F] _ I'm a white boy [E] looking for a place to do [A] my thing.
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