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From: Barrie McCombs 

IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE   Time: 3/4 (sync)   Tenor: D   Bass: C
- Mac Davis, recording unknown

INTRO:  1,  57,  1, 57


CHORUS:
   1          *          *       *               *          *     57   *
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, ..  when you're perfect in every way

  *             *           *       *             *          *            *    *
I can't wait to look in the mirror, .... 'cause I get better lookin' each day

   1       *     *        *      17        *         4    *
To know me is to love me ___,  I must be a hell of a man

    *          *          1       *          57        *           1    *
Oh, Lord, it's hard to be humble, .. but I'm doing the best that I can

  1       4      1           *        *              *            57    *
I used to have a girlfriend, .. but I guess she just couldn't com-pete

     *            *            *      *           *         *     1     *
With all of these love-starved women, .. who keep clamoring at my feet

       *             *         *      *        17                   *      4    *
Well I prob'ly could find me a-nother .. but I guess they're all in awe of me

    *        *         1         *           57          *          1   57
Who cares, I never get lonesome, .. 'cause I treasure my own compan-y,  Oh


  1               4         1      *    *          *              57     *
I guess you could say I'm a loner, .. a cowboy out-law, tough and proud

      *                  *            *
Oh, I could have lots of friends if I want-a /
       *             *              *            1      *
     / .. but then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd

     *              *       *
Some folks say that I'm ego-tistical /
       *          17         *              4      *
     / .. Hell, I don't even know what that means

  *            *            1
I guess it has somethin' to do with the way /
       *         57          *               1      57
     / .. that I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans, Oh


NOTES:
- C4: Replace "I" with "We" for last chorus!
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord
- Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Nashville Number System):
- This system permits you to play a song in any key
- It uses the numeric relationships between chords in a given key
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)

     Common Keys  1    2    3    4    5    6    7
     Key of C:    C    D    E    F    G    A    B
     Key of D     D    E    F#   G    A    B    C#
     Key of E     E    F#   G#   A    B    C#   D#
     Key of F     F    G    A    Bb   C    D    E
     Key of G     G    A    B    C    D    E    F#
     Key of A     A    B    C#   D    E    F#   G#
     Key of Bb    Bb   C    D    Eb   F    G    A

EDITING (to a chosen key):
- Use the "replace" feature of any text editor
- Most songs use four chords or less ( 1 > 5 > 4 > 6 )
- Beware: the number 7 could be the seventh scale note or a 7th chord

- Submitted by:  Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)


It's Hard to Be Humble
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recorded by Mac Davis
tabbed by Greg Vaughn  gvaughn@olga.net

Chorus

A  D                                                        A7
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way

                                                                    D
I can't wait to look in the mirror 'cause I get better lookin' each day

                           D7                  G
To know me is to love me I must be a hell of a man

                                       A7                    D
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble but I'm doing the best that I can


1:
  D       G      D                                           A7
I used to have a girlfriend but I guess she just couldn't compete

                                                              D
With all of these love-starved women who keep clamoring at my feet

                                            D7                          G
Well, I prob'ly could find me another but I guess they're all in awe of me

                      D                 A7                    D
Who cares I never get lonesome 'cause I treasure my own company


2:
I guess you could say I'm a loner a cowboy outlaw tough and proud
Oh I could have lots of friends if I wanna but them I wouldn't stand
         out in a crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical hell, I don't even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with the way that I fill out my skin-tight
         bluejeans
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