Tuning:

^AmThings I learned in hobo jungle Were things they never ^D7taught me in a ^Gclass room

Like ^Amwhere to find a hand out While bumming through ^D7Chicago in the ^Gafternoon

Hey I'm not bragging or complaining

I'm just talking to myself man to ^Cman ^AmThis ole mental fat I'm ^D7chewing didn't ^Amtake a lotta ^D7doing

But I ^Amtake a lot of ^D7pride in what I ^Gam

I ^Amguess I grew up a loner I don't remember ever having ^D7any folks ^Garound

But I ^Amkeep thumbing through the phone books And looking for my daddy's ^D7name in every ^Gtown

And I meet lots of friendly people

That I always wind up leaving on the ^Clam ^AmHey where I've been or where I'm ^D7going didn't ^Amtake a lotta ^D7knowing

But I ^Amtake a lot of ^D7pride in what I ^Gam

I ^Amnever travel in a hurry Because I got nobody ^D7waiting for me ^Ganywhere

Home is ^Amanywhere I'm living If it's sleeping on some vacant ^D7bench in City ^GSquare

Or if I'm working on some road gang

Or just living off the fat of our great ^Cland ^AmI never been nobody's ^D7idol but at ^Amleast I got a ^D7title

And I ^Amtake a lot of ^D7pride in what I ^Gam

^AmI never been nobody's ^D7idol but at ^Amleast I got a ^D7title And I ^Amtake a lot of ^D7pride in what I ^Gam

Merle Haggard - I take a lot of pride in what i am