Merle Haggard - Branded man

^GI'd like to hold my head up and be ^Cproud of who I ^Gam But they won't let my secret go un^Dtold I ^Gpaid the debt I owed them,but they're ^Cstill not satis^Gfied Now I'm a branded ^Dman out un the ^Gcold

^GWhen they let me out of prison,I ^Cheld my head up ^Ghigh Determined I would rise above the ^Dshame But no ^Gmatter where I'm living,the ^Cblack mark follows ^Gme I'm branded with a ^Dnumber on my ^Gname

^GIf I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll ^Cnever clear my ^Gname 'Cause everybody knows I've been in ^Djail No ^Gmatter where I'm living,I've got to ^Ctell them where ^GI've been Or they'll send me back to ^Dprison if I ^Gfail

Now I'm a branded ^Dman out un the ^Gcold