Take Me Like I Am chords by Johnny Horton

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Define:
* = Single Strum  () = Designated Riff  d = Downstroke

 (E MajorE) Riff  (E MajorE 2) Riff      (E MajorE 3) Riff  (E MajorE 4) Riff  (E MajorE 5)Coda E MajorE Strum Pattern
e|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|------0-|
BB|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|--0---0-|
G+G|-----------|--------------------|1-----------|------------|------1-|--1---1-|
D MajorD|-----------|--------2br---------|2-------2br-|--------2br-|4h5-4-2-|--2---2-|
A augmentedA|-------2---|------2-----4-2br---|2-----2-----|------2-----|------2-|--2-2---|
E MajorE|-0-2/4---0-|0-2/4-------------4-|0-2/4-------|0-2/4-------|------0-|0-------|
                                   d d d d

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Intro:

 E MajorE
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------1/2-0-------------------------------------------0---------|
G+G|--------------1br-0-------------------------------------1---------|
D MajorD|----1-2-------------4-2---------------------------------2---------|
A augmentedA|2-4---------------------4-2br-0-------------------2-4-----------2-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------3/4-2br-0---0-2/4-----0---0-2/4---|

Verse 1:
  E MajorE                BB     E MajorE
I'm living on the other side of the track it's true
  E MajorE                 E MajorE
But like it or not I'm just as good as you
  E MajorE             A augmentedA      E MajorE
If I see you coming with your head held so high
     E MajorE                       E MajorE  (E MajorE)
Don't you worry 'bout me speaking I'll pass you right on by

Chorus:
   E MajorE              BB       E MajorE
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E MajorE                 E MajorE
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
   E MajorE           A augmentedA     E MajorE
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
  E MajorE       E MajorE          E MajorE       E MajorE  (E MajorE)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am

Instrumental:
 E MajorE             BB      E MajorE
e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|--------1/2-0----------------------------------|5br-5-----5----------------------|
G+G|--------------1br-0----------------------------|------6\4----6-4-----4-6-4-----4-|
D MajorD|----1-2-------------4-2-------5/6br-4--------4-|-----------------4/6-------4/6---|
A augmentedA|2-4---------------------4-2br---------2--2/6---|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E MajorE       A augmentedA      E MajorE
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
BB|5br-5-----5-------------------|----------1/2-0-----------------------|-------------|
G+G|------6\4---4--6br-4----------|----------------1br-0-----------------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------5br-4-2br|----1-2br-------------4---------------|---------2br-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|2-4---------------------2br-0---------|-------2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------4-2br-0-|0--2/4-------|

Verse 2:
    E MajorE                       E MajorE
You can talk about your fancy friends and your millionaires
 E MajorE                        E MajorE
I may not have their money but I don't have their cares
    E MajorE            A augmentedA      E MajorE
You can live in a mansion set up on a golden throne
  E MajorE                              E MajorE (E MajorE 2)
But all these things you have in life are gonna vanish when I'm gone

Chorus:
   E MajorE              BB       E MajorE
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E MajorE                 E MajorE
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
   E MajorE           A augmentedA     E MajorE
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
  E MajorE       E MajorE          E MajorE       E MajorE (E MajorE 4)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am

Instrumental:
 E MajorE             BB   E MajorE      E MajorE
e|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--------5-----------------------------------|4/5-5-----5-5----------------------|
G+G|----------6\4--6-4-----4------------------4-|------6\4-----6-4-----4---4------1-|
D MajorD|----1-2------------6br---4h6-6-4-2--2-2/6---|------------------4h6---6----2h4---|
A augmentedA|2-4-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
          A augmentedA     E MajorE            BB      E MajorE
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|5-5-----5---------2-0-------|-----------5-----5-----------------------------------|
G+G|----6\4---6-4---------1-----|-------------6\4---6\4-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------2---------4br-|2-----1-2--------------2---------------------2br-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|--2-4--------------------2br-0-------------2-----4-2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------|-------------------------------4-2br-0-2/4-----------|

Outro:
   E MajorE              BB       E MajorE
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E MajorE                 E MajorE
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
   E MajorE           A augmentedA     E MajorE
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
  E MajorE       E MajorE          E MajorE       E* E* (E MajorE 5)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am


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