The Way I Am — Merle Haggard
Chords and lyrics for The Way I Am by Merle Haggard (key of B).
Intro
[Gm7] [F#] [B] [F#] [B]
Verse 1
I [C#]wish I were down, [F#]home some blue by [E]you, [B]where the bamboo
came [F#]stuck in the sand, [C#]but the road I'm [F#]on don't seem to go [E]there, [B]so [C#]I [D#m]just [Fm]dream,
Chorus
[F#]keep on being [C#]the way I am, [F#]wish I enjoyed what makes my living, [E][B]did what I do [F#]with a
hand, [C#]some would run, [F#]but that ain't like [E]me, [B]so [C#]I [D#m]just [C#/F]dream [F#]and keep on being [C#]the way I am,
Verse 2
[F#]the way I am, [B]don't fit my shackles, [F#]the way I am, [C#]reality, [F#]I can almost see that
barber dancing, [E][B][C#]but I [D#m]just [C#/F]dream, [F#]keep on being [C#]the way I am, [F#]the [B]way [F#][C#][F#]I am, [B]don't fit my shackles,
Chorus
[F#]the way I am, [C#][G#][C#]reality, [G#m7][F#]I can almost see that barber dancing, [E][B][C#]but I [D#m]just [Fm]dream, [F#]keep on being [C#]the way I am,
Outro
[F#]I just dream, keep on being [C#]the way I [F#]am,
[B] [F#] [G#m7] [B] [F#] [G#m7/F#] [B] [F#] [B]
the way I am,