I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am - Merle Haggard Chords
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Things I learned in a hobo jungle
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Were things they never taught me in a classroom
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Like where to find a handout
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While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon.
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Hey, I'm not braggin' nor complainin',
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I'm just talkin' to myself man to man.
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This ole' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lot of doin'.
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But I take a lot of pride in what I am.
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I guess I grew up a loner,
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I don't remember ever havin' any folks around.
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But I keep thumbin' through the phone books,
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And lookin' for my daddy's name in every town.
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And I meet lots of friendly people,
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but I always wind up leavin' on the lam.
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Hey, where I've been or where I'm goin' didn't take alot of knowin',
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But I take a lot of pride in what I am.
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I never travel in a hurry,
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'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere.
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Home is anywhere I'm livin',
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If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square,
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