Who I Am chords by Frank Foster

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
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I was born down in dixie, among the cypress trees.
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And daddy was a driller and a wildhog killer. And momma, she was Cherokee.
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I was the second one, the youngest little son of the south.
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They brought me up right, taught me when to love and when to fight and how to tough it out.


Verse 2:

   D MajorD       A augmentedA  G+G
And I learned how to pray back in Sunday school.
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And God bless the souls on Holly Ridge road, you know they done all they can do.
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But a line walking saint is one thing I ain't, I'm just your everyday good ole boy.
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But I ain't too proud to hit my knees when I need some peace and pray to the Lord

Chorus:

G+G        D MajorD
And that's who I am.
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That's the way I was raised.
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Every lesson learned and bridge I burned made me the man I am today.
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My feet are planted firmly on the ground but I'm reaching for the stars.
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Cause my folks are my home, the road and these songs are all a part of who I am.
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Verse 3:
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Now I'm a walking contradiction,I'm right and I'm wrong.
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I'm somewhere between a Sunday morning sermon and a good old drinking song.
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Full of anger and joy, still just a boy, but I'm a full-grown man.
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And I'm out on the road singing my country gold with a rowdy rock n roll band.


Chorus:

G+G        D MajorD
And that's who I am.
A augmentedA          G+G
That's the way I was raised.
   D MajorD         A augmentedA              G+G
Every lesson learned and bridge I burned made me the man I am today.
  D MajorD        A augmentedA              G+G
My feet are planted firmly on the ground but I'm reaching for the stars.
     D MajorD           A augmentedA            G+G
Cause my folks are my home, the road and these songs are all a part of who I am.

D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G

Repeat Chorus