Merle Haggard - Born with the blues

^CDad was my hero God called him ^Faway Momma was ^Clonely and I was ^G7afraid With no one to ^Clean on I turned to the ^Fbooze Hard times come ^Cearly ^G7when you’re born with^C the blues

Railroads were leaving and airplanes were ^Fin The great war was ^Cbrewing about to ^G7begin Hungry and ^Clonesome nothing to ^Flose Raised in a ^Cboxcar ^G7and born with the ^Cblues

Born with the blues trouble in ^Fmind Smoking and ^Cdrinking by the time I was ^G7nine In debt from the ^Cstart I’m still payin^Fg my dues Crazy and ^Clonely ^G7and born with the ^Cblues

In spite of the cocaine and in spite of it ^Fall God gave me a ^Cwoman to cushion the ^G7fall You’re like Paul of^C the bible spreading ^Fgood news A man on a ^Cjourney ^G7and born with the ^Cblues