These Are My People chords by Rodney Atkins

Chords with lyrics

Intro:

C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G FF C majorC x 2


     C majorC   C/BC/B      A minorAm   G+G
Well We grew up Down by the railroad Tracks
    FF    G+G    C majorC
shootin BB's at old beer cans
         C/BC/B      A minorAm
Choakin' on the smoke from a lucky strike
  G+G    FF     G+G    Cau
somebody lifted off his old mansu


          C/BC/B
We were Football Flunkies
 A minorAm       G+G
Southern Rock Junkies
  FF       G+G  C majorC
Crankin' up the stereo's
         C/BC/B
Singing Loud and Proud
   A minorAm      G+G       FF     G+G   C majorC
to "Gimmie Three Steps" "Simple Man" and "Curtis Low"
           C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  G+G FF G+G C majorC
We were Good ya know

      C majorC    C/BC/B       A minorAm   G+G
Got some discount Knowledge at the Junior College
      FF     G+G     C majorC
Where we majored in beer and girls
         C/BC/B      A minorAm     G+G
It was all real funny 'til we ran out of money
      FF      G+G     C majorC
and they threw us out into the world

           C/BC/B     A minorAm    G+G
Yeah the kids that thought they'd run this town
     FF       G+G  C majorC
ain't a runnin' much of anything
         C/BC/B     A minorAm      G+G
just lovin' and laughin' and bustin' our asses
      FF      G+G     C majorC
and we all call it all livin' the dream

Chorus:

        FF   G+G
These are my people
       C majorC
This is where I come from
    FF          G+G        C majorC
Were givin' this life everything we got and then some
         FF   G+G
It ain't always pretty
     C majorC
But its real
     C majorC      C/BC/B
It's the way we were made
     A minorAm      G+G  FF
Wouldn't have it any other way
        C majorC   C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  G+G FF G+G C majorC
These are my people

C majorC     C/BC/B          A minorAm      G+G
Well We take it all week on the chin with a grin
   FF         G+G   C majorC
'til we make it to a friday night
     C/BC/B     A minorAm
And it's church league softball
 G+G       FF
holler about a bad call
  G+G        FF    C majorC
preacher breaking up the fight

   C/BC/B       A minorAm     G+G
Then later on at the Green Light Tavern
 FF          G+G      C majorC
Well everybody is gathered as friends
     C/BC/B   A minorAm
And the beers a pourin'
    G+G
'til Monday Mornin'
  FF        G+G   C majorC
and we start it all over again

Chorus:

        FF   G+G
These are my people
       C majorC
This is where I come from
    FF          G+G        C majorC
Were givin' this life everything we got and then some
         FF   G+G
It ain't always pretty
     C majorC
But its real
     C majorC      C/BC/B
It's the way we were made
     A minorAm      G+G  FF
Wouldn't have it any other way
        C majorC   C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  G+G FF G+G C majorC
These are my people


  C majorC   G+G
We fall Down and We get up
     FF
We walk proud and We talk tough
  C majorC  G+G
We got heart and We got nerve
 FF        G+G
Even If we are a bit disturbed


Chorus:

        FF   G+G
These are my people
       C majorC
This is where I come from
    FF          G+G        C majorC
Were givin' this life everything we got and then some
         FF   G+G
It ain't always pretty
     C majorC
But its real
     C majorC      C/BC/B
It's the way we were made
     A minorAm      G+G  FF
Wouldn't have it any other way
        C majorC   C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  G+G FF G+G C majorC
These are my people