Tab by Mike Gallas
I made this version by combining the Countrytabs.com and talby1234's from
theavettbrothers.com versions. They deserve all the credit. Also Roger Miller!
Capo 2
C/B= 0-2-0-0-1-0
Intro
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GThe (320003@1)people in this city call me country,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CBecause (x32010@1)of how I walk and talk and smile.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GWell (320003@1)I don't mind them laughing in the city,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)the country folks all say I'm citified.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)
The fighting men they say that I'm a coward.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CBecause (x32010@1)I never push no one around.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GGentle (320003@1)people call me trouble-maker,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CCause (x32010@1)I'll always fight and stand my ground.
F (133211@1) EmFunny (022000@1)I don't fit.
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)have all the average people gone?
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GSome (320003@1)pious people point and call me sinner,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CBecause (x32010@1)to them I've never seen the light.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GOther (320003@1)folks think of me as a preacher.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CI'm (x32010@1)just doing what I think is right.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GThe (320003@1)wealthy people think that I am a hobo,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CLean (x32010@1)and hungry, writing mournful songs.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GAnd (320003@1)the poor, poor people think I am a rich man,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)really, I'm just trying to get along.
F (133211@1) EmIt's (022000@1)funny I don't fit.
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Tell me where have all the average people gone?
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GAnd (320003@1)the government has given me a number,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)simplify my birth and life and death.
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) GAnd (320003@1)still my woman thinks I'm awful important,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CLike (x32010@1)the moon the stars the sea the sky and breath.
F (133211@1) EmFunny (022000@1)I don't fit.
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)have all the average people gone?
F (133211@1) EmYes, (022000@1)it's funny I don't fit.
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)have all the average people gone?
F (133211@1) EmHoney (022000@1)I don't fit,
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)have all the average people gone?
slow
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1)