Merle Haggard - Branded Man Chords
Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A] untold.
[D]
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold.
When they let me out of prison, I [C] held my head [G] up high,
Determined I would rise above the [D] [A] shame.
[D]
[G] But no matter where I'm living, [C] Black Mark follows [G] me.
I'm branded with [D] a number on [G] my name.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am,
But they won't let my secret go [Bm] [A] [D] untold.
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D]
man out [G] in the cold.
[Dm] [D]
[Gm] [G]
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
Cause everybody knows I've been [D] in [A] jail.
[D]
[G] No matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them where [G] I've been,
Or they'll send me back to [D] prison if [G] I fail.
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A] untold.
[D]
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in the [G] cold.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold.
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A] untold.
[D]
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold.
When they let me out of prison, I [C] held my head [G] up high,
Determined I would rise above the [D] [A] shame.
[D]
[G] But no matter where I'm living, [C] Black Mark follows [G] me.
I'm branded with [D] a number on [G] my name.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am,
But they won't let my secret go [Bm] [A] [D] untold.
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D]
man out [G] in the cold.
[Dm] [D]
[Gm] [G]
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
Cause everybody knows I've been [D] in [A] jail.
[D]
[G] No matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them where [G] I've been,
Or they'll send me back to [D] prison if [G] I fail.
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A] untold.
[D]
[G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in the [G] cold.
Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold.
Key:
G
D
C
A
Bm
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am, _
_ But they won't let my secret go [D] _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, _ [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied. _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold. _ _ _ _
_ When they let me out of prison, _ I [C] held my head [G] up high,
_ _ Determined I would rise above the [D] [A] shame.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] But no matter where I'm living, _ _ [C] Black Mark follows [G] me.
_ I'm branded with [D] a number on [G] my _ _ name. _
_ _ I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am,
_ But they won't let my secret go [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] untold.
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not _ [G] satisfied.
_ Now I'm a branded [D]
man out [G] in the cold. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
_ Cause everybody _ knows I've been [D] in [A] jail.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] No matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them where [G] I've been,
Or they'll send me back to [D] prison if [G] I fail. _ _ _
_ _ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
_ But they won't let my secret go [D] _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied. _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in the [G] cold. _ _ _ _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am, _
_ But they won't let my secret go [D] _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, _ [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied. _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold. _ _ _ _
_ When they let me out of prison, _ I [C] held my head [G] up high,
_ _ Determined I would rise above the [D] [A] shame.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] But no matter where I'm living, _ _ [C] Black Mark follows [G] me.
_ I'm branded with [D] a number on [G] my _ _ name. _
_ _ I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am,
_ But they won't let my secret go [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] untold.
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not _ [G] satisfied.
_ Now I'm a branded [D]
man out [G] in the cold. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
_ Cause everybody _ knows I've been [D] in [A] jail.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] No matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them where [G] I've been,
Or they'll send me back to [D] prison if [G] I fail. _ _ _
_ _ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am,
_ But they won't let my secret go [D] _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _
_ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied. _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in the [G] cold. _ _ _ _
_ Now I'm a branded [D] man out in [G] the cold. _ _ _ _ _
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