Intro: A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)              G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
Wish I was down on some blue bayou,
                A (x02220@1)               EWith (022100@1)a bamboo cane stuck in the sand.
                 A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)  DBut (xx0232@1)the road I'm on, don't seem to go there,
             A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)            ASo (x02220@1)I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am. 

           A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1) DWish (xx0232@1)I enjoyed what makes my living,
           A (x02220@1)                 EDid (022100@1)what I do with a willin' hand.
           A (x02220@1)                       G (320003@1) DSome (xx0232@1)would run, ah, but that ain't like me.
           A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)             ASo (x02220@1)I just dream and keep on bein' the way I am.
           
          D (xx0232@1)               AThe (x02220@1)way I am, don't fit my shackles.
          E (022100@1)     AThe (x02220@1)way I am, reality.
              A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)can almost see that bobber dancin',
            A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)           ASo (x02220@1)I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.


Break: A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)          D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)The way I am, don't fit my shackles.
           E (022100@1)   AThe (x02220@1)way I am, reality.
              A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)can almost see that bobber dancin',
            A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)            ASo (x02220@1)I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.

          A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)            AI (x02220@1)just dream, keep on bein' the way I am.

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