Who I Am Chords by Frank Foster

I was born [Bb] down in Dixie [Ab] among the cypress trees
[Eb] And daddy was a [Bb] driller and a wild hog [Ab] killer
And mama she was Cherokee
_ [Eb] I was the [Bb] second one, the [Ab] youngest little son of the South
[Eb] They brought me up right, [Bb] taught me to love and when to [Ab] fight and how to tough it out
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[Eb] And I learned [Bb] how to pray [Ab] back in Sunday school
[Eb] And God bless the [Bb] souls on Holly Ridge [Ab] Road, you know they done all they could do
[Eb] But a line walking [Bb] saint is one thing I [Ab] ain't, I'm just your everyday good old boy
[Eb] But I ain't too [Bb] proud to hit my knees [Ab] when I need some peace and pray to the Lord
_ _ And that's who [Eb] I am, [Bb] that's the [Ab] way I was raised
[Eb] Every lesson [Bb] learned and bridge I burned [Ab] made me the man I am today
[Eb] My feet are [Bb] planted firmly on the [Ab] ground but I'm reaching for the stars
[Eb] As my folks and my [Bb] home are old and these [Ab] songs are all a part of who [Eb] I am
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[Eb] I'm a walking [Bb] contradiction, _ [Ab] I'm right and I'm wrong
[Eb] I'm somewhere between [Bb] a Sunday morning sermon [Ab] and a good old drinking song
[Eb] Full of anger and [Bb] joy, still just a boy [Ab] but I'm a full grown man
[Eb] And I'm out on the road singing my country gold [Ab] with a rowdy rock and roll band
_ And that's who [Eb] I am, [Bb] that's the way [Ab] I was raised
_ [Eb] Every lesson [Bb] learned and bridge I burned [Ab] made me the man I am today
[Eb] My feet are [Bb] planted firmly on the ground [Ab] but I'm reaching for the stars
As [Eb] my folks and my home [Bb] are old and these songs [Ab] are all a part of who [Eb] I am _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] And that's who I am, _ [Bb] that's the way I [Ab] was raised
_ [Eb] Every lesson [Bb] learned and bridge I burned made [Ab] me the man I am today
My [Eb] feet are planted [Bb] firmly on the ground [Ab] but I'm reaching for the stars
As [Eb] my folks and my home [Bb] are old and these songs [Ab] are all a part of who [Eb] I am _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] It's who [Eb] I am
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