Rodney Atkins - These are my people

Well We gr^Cew up D^C/Bown by the rai^Amlroad Tr^Gacks shootin ^FBB's at o^Gld beer c^Cans Choakin' on the s^C/Bmoke from a lu^Amcky strike G F G Cau somebody lifted off his old mansu

We were Football Flu^C/Bnkies So^Amuthern Rock Jun^Gkies Cra^Fnkin' up the s^Gtereo^C's Singing Loud and P^C/Broud to "Gi^Ammmie Three St^Geps" "Simple M^Fan" and "Cu^Grtis Lo^Cw" We were Good ya know ^{C C/B Am G F G C}

Got some dis^Ccount Kno^C/Bwledge at the Ju^Amnior Col^Glege Where we ma^Fjored in b^Geer and gi^Crls It was all real f^C/Bunny 'til we r^Aman out of mo^Gney and they th^Frew us out i^Gnto the wo^Crld

Yeah the kids that th^C/Bought they'd ^Amrun this t^Gown ain't a ru^Fnnin' much of a^Gnythi^Cng just lovin' and la^C/Bughin' and b^Amustin' our as^Gses and we all c^Fall it all li^Gvin' the dr^Ceam

These are my pe^Fople ^G This is where ^CI come from Were gi^Fvin' this life everyt^Ghing we got and t^Chen some It ain't always pr^Fetty ^G But its r^Ceal It's the w^Cay we were m^C/Bade Wouldn't h^Amave it any ot^Gher w^Fay These are my pe^Cople ^{C C/B Am G F G C}

^CWell We tak^C/Be it all week on the c^Amhin with a gr^Gin 'til ^Fwe make it to a fr^Giday ni^Cght And it's c^C/Bhurch league ^Amsoftball ho^Gller about a b^Fad call pre^Gacher breaking u^Fp the fi^Cght

Then l^C/Bater on at the Gr^Ameen Light Ta^Gvern W^Fell everybody is gat^Ghered as fri^Cends And the b^C/Beers a po^Amurin' 'til Mo^Gnday Mornin' and ^Fwe start it all o^Gver ag^Cain

These are my pe^Fople ^G This is where ^CI come from Were gi^Fvin' this life everyt^Ghing we got and t^Chen some It ain't always pr^Fetty ^G But its r^Ceal It's the w^Cay we were m^C/Bade Wouldn't h^Amave it any ot^Gher w^Fay These are my pe^Cople ^{C C/B Am G F G C}

We f^Call Do^Gwn and We get up We walk pr^Foud and We talk tough We g^Cot he^Gart and We got nerve E^Fven If we are a b^Git disturbed

These are my pe^Fople ^G This is where ^CI come from Were gi^Fvin' this life everyt^Ghing we got and t^Chen some It ain't always pr^Fetty ^G But its r^Ceal It's the w^Cay we were m^C/Bade Wouldn't h^Amave it any ot^Gher w^Fay These are my pe^Cople ^{C C/B Am G F G C}