Take Me Like I Am chords by Johnny Horton

• Difficulty: Beginner

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

 (E) Riff    (E 2) Riff           (E 3) Riff   (E 4) Riff   (E 5)Coda E Strum Pattern
e|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|------0-|
B|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|--0---0-|
G|-----------|--------------------|1-----------|------------|------1-|--1---1-|
D|-----------|--------2br---------|2-------2br-|--------2br-|4h5-4-2-|--2---2-|
A|-------2---|------2-----4-2br---|2-----2-----|------2-----|------2-|--2-2---|
E|-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
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1/2-0-------------------------------------------0---------|
G|--------------1br-0-------------------------------------1---------|
D|----1-2-------------4-2---------------------------------2---------|
A|2-4---------------------4-2br-0-------------------2-4-----------2-|
E|--------------------------------3/4-2br-0---0-2/4-----0---0-2/4---|



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

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

Instrumental:
  E                         B           E
e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------1/2-0----------------------------------|5br-5-----5----------------------|
G|--------------1br-0----------------------------|------6\4----6-4-----4-6-4-----4-|
D|----1-2-------------4-2-------5/6br-4--------4-|-----------------4/6-------4/6---|
A|2-4---------------------4-2br---------2--2/6---|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  E              A           E
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
B|5br-5-----5-------------------|----------1/2-0-----------------------|-------------|
G|------6\4---4--6br-4----------|----------------1br-0-----------------|-------------|
D|---------------------5br-4-2br|----1-2br-------------4---------------|---------2br-|
A|------------------------------|2-4---------------------2br-0---------|-------2-----|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------4-2br-0-|0--2/4-------|

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

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

Instrumental:
  E                          B     E           E
e|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------5-----------------------------------|4/5-5-----5-5----------------------|
G|----------6\4--6-4-----4------------------4-|------6\4-----6-4-----4---4------1-|
D|----1-2------------6br---4h6-6-4-2--2-2/6---|------------------4h6---6----2h4---|
A|2-4-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                    A          E                        B           E
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|5-5-----5---------2-0-------|-----------5-----5-----------------------------------|
G|----6\4---6-4---------1-----|-------------6\4---6\4-------------------------------|
D|--------------2---------4br-|2-----1-2--------------2---------------------2br-----|
A|----------------------------|--2-4--------------------2br-0-------------2-----4-2-|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------4-2br-0-2/4-----------|

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



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| h   Hammer-on
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

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