C D: Cadd9 = x32030 
C = x32010 
C7M = x32000  (OR Cmaj7) 
 
F7M/13 - x03230  OR (Fmaj7/13) 
F7M = x03210   OR  (Fmaj7) 
F7M/5- = x03200   OR  (Fmaj7/5-  ) 
 
Intro - C9 - C - C7M  - C = 2xs 
 
 
(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/13 - F7M - F7M(b5) 
In a conversation,  
                        C9 - C - C7M  - C 
Bout the way things use to be 
 
(verse 2) 
C9            C              C7M             C 
 I just roll my eyes and make a B-line for the door, 
   C9          C                    C7M             C 
I'd always end up stary eyes and cross legged on the floor, 
                   F7M/13 - F7M - F7M(b5) 
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, 
      F 
Flyin F-15's through hostile air, 
C                      G               F 
 He went down but they missed me by a hair, 
 
He'd always stop right there and say, 
 
(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, 
 
(verse 3) 

Son graduatin college, that was momma's dream , 

And I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned Eighteen, 

that's when I got a fast car, and think you got everything, 
 
(verse 4) 

I learned real quick those GTO's don't run off faith, 

I ended up broke down in some town north of L.A. 

Working maximum hours, for minimum wage, 
 
(pre-cho) 
   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, 
 
(Chorus) 
        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, 
                          C9 - C - C7M  - C - F7M/13 - F7M - F7M(b5) 
Now that's something to be proud of, 
 
Outro - 
C9 - C - C7M  - C - F7M/13 - F7M - F7M/5 - F7M - F7M