Chords
Something To Be Proud Of

       C9-  C-  C7M    C= 
(verse 1)
                     C9                   C                         C7M         C 
There's a story that my daddy tells religiously,
             C9                   C                               C7M         C 
Like clockwork everytime he see's an opening,
                     F7M(b13)  F7M-  F7M/5- 
In a conversation,
                                                 C9-  C-  C7M    C 
Bout the way things use to be
(verse 2)

       C9                   C                                       C7M                         C 
I'd always end up stary eyes and cross legged on the floor,
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Hangin onto every word,
                                       C9-  C-  C7M    C 
man the things I heard,
(pre-cho)
                   G 
It was harder times and longer days,
             F 
Five miles to school uphill both ways,
                   G 
We were cane swtiched raised and dirt floor poor,
   F 
Course that was back before the war,
                     G 
Yea your uncle and I made quit a pair,

 C                                           G                             F 
  He went down but they missed me by a hair,
He'd always stop right there and say,
                 C 
That's something to be proud of,
                     F 
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
                     C 
as your chins held high as the tears fall down,
 G 
gut sucked in, chest stuck out,
                 C 
Like a small town flag a flyin,
             F 
Or a new born baby cryin,
                 C                                                   G 
In the arms of the woman that you love,
                                                             C-  F 
That's something to be proud of,
(verse 3)
       G 
I fell in love next thing I know,
   F 
Babies came and the car got sold,
   G 
Sure do miss that old Hot Rod,
                   F 
But you sure save gas in them foriegn jobs,
                 G 
Dad I wonder if I ever let you down,
         F 
If you're ashamed how I turned out,
                     C                             G                                           F 
Well he lowered his voice,       then he raised his brow,
Said let me tell you right now,
                 C 
That's something to be proud of,
                     F 
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
           C                                                             G 
No need to make a million just be thankful to be workin,
                       C 
If you're doin what you're able,
                   F 
Puttin food there on the table,
               C                                                               G 
And providing for the family that you love,
                                                 F 
That's something to be proud of,
(bridge)
             F 
And before you ever really do is the best you can,
 G 
    Well you did it man,
(Chorus)
                 C 
That's something to be proud of,
                     F 
That's a life you can hang your hat on,
                     C 
as your chins held high as the tears fall down,
 G 
gut sucked in, chest stuck out,
                 C 
Like a small town flag a flyin,
             F 
Or a new born baby cryin,
                 C                                                   G 
In the arms of the woman that you love,
                                                             C-  F 
That's something to be proud of,
                                                 F 
That's something to be proud of,
                                                 C 
That's something to be proud of,
                                                 G 
That's something to be proud of,
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Now that's something to be proud of,