Artist: Josh Thompson
Song: Always Been Me
Album: Way Out Here

Verse 1:          
            E (022100@1)            ASometimes (x02220@1)i speak to fast, 
                        E (022100@1)    Aand (x02220@1)my temper's just as quick,
                 E (022100@1)      AYeah (x02220@1)i drive too fast,
                         E (022100@1)   AI (x02220@1)guess thats just how i live,
                  E (022100@1)            AI've (x02220@1)earned every scar i've got,
                           E (022100@1)       Alearned (x02220@1)alot of things the hard way,
      B (x2444x@1)                           ANo, (x02220@1)I aint quite been the pillar of this community,
                   Ebut (022100@1)I've always been me.

Chorus:
     E (022100@1)                                 
I'll take the blame when its my fault,
    Aget (x02220@1)knocked down and stand up tall,
         E (022100@1)            Ascreamin (x02220@1)bring it on, I aint scared
           E (022100@1)                         
Never gone outta my way or acted fake,
   Ato (x02220@1)impress anyone and thats okay,
          E (022100@1)                      
sometimes I'm too proud to loud,
             Abut (x02220@1)what you get is what you see,
       C#m (x13321@4)              B (x2444x@1)           AI (x02220@1)been called it all from bad news to a crazy SOB,
                       E (022100@1)Abut (x02220@1)I've always been me

Verse 2:
E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)                     E (022100@1)  AMy (x02220@1)last name, i'll defend it til i'm gone,
         E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)                                 E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)        
I try to do whats right, but sometimes it comes out all wrong
             BHell, (x2444x@1)I aint never been an angel,
         Aand (x02220@1)I'll never claim to be,
                     Ebut (022100@1)I've always been me

Chorus:
     E (022100@1)                                 
I'll take the blame when its my fault,
    Aget (x02220@1)knocked down and stand up tall,
         E (022100@1)            Ascreamin (x02220@1)bring it on, I aint scared
           E (022100@1)                         
Never gone outta my way or acted fake,
   Ato (x02220@1)impress anyone and thats okay,
          E (022100@1)                      
sometimes I'm too proud to loud,
             Abut (x02220@1)what you get is what you see,
       C#m (x13321@4)              B (x2444x@1)           AI (x02220@1)been called it all from bad news to a crazy SOB,
                       E (022100@1)Abut (x02220@1)I've always been me

Bridge:
  C#m (x13321@4)                   A (x02220@1)   
I don't make excuses, for none of my mistakes
  B (x2444x@1)                 AI (x02220@1)am what I am, and I aint what I aint

Chorus:
     E (022100@1)                                 
I'll take the blame when its my fault,
    Aget (x02220@1)knocked down and stand up tall,
         E (022100@1)            Ascreamin (x02220@1)bring it on, I aint scared
           E (022100@1)                         
Never gone outta my way or acted fake,
   Ato (x02220@1)impress anyone and thats okay,
          E (022100@1)                      
sometimes I'm too proud to loud,
             Abut (x02220@1)what you get is what you see,
       C#m (x13321@4)              B (x2444x@1)           AI (x02220@1)been called it all from bad news to a crazy SOB,
                       E (022100@1)Abut (x02220@1)I've always been me