Proud Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I u[C]sed[G][C][G][C][G][C]
[G]to live in the country[C],
I [G]lived in the wide open [C]land.
[G]Now I live out on the street[Em]s of the city,
liv[C]ing from [D]hand to [G]hand.
[C]Me, [G]I used to be a proud man[C],
held [G]my head up high.
[C]Now[G] I spend my nights on
a city [Em]park bench,
[C]looking up [D]at the [G]sky.
[C]Live the Amer[D]ican [G]Dream
[C]Something we all [D]try to [G]do
[C]Life is [D]not what it [Em]seems
My [C]story couldn't hap
[D]pen to [G]you[C][G][C]
You [G]gather your self [C]-respect
[G]Put it all in a [C]bottle
Sav[G]ing for a rainy day,
[Em]mayb[C]e it won't[Dsus4] even ma[D]tter[G]
Me, I used to have a good [C]job,
[G]work my hands to the bone
[C]Through [G]all my years of sweat and[Em] toil,
I [C]don't even [D]have a [G]home
[C]Live the Amer[D]ican [G]dream
[C]Something we all [D]try to [G]do
[C]Love is [D]not what it [Em]seems
My [C]story couldn't [D]happen [G]to [D]you[C]
[G][D][C][G][D][C][Em][C][D][G][C]
[G][C]
[G]Me, I still may be a [C]proud man
But I [G]can't prepare for how it'll [C]be
But I'm [G]not too proud to
ask [Em]for help
Brother[C], can you spare me a[D] me[G]al?
What does it take to be a proud [C]man?
The [G]love of country's good for some
[C]But [G]people like me,
we need self [Em]-respect
[C]People, can [Dsus4]you spare [D]me [G]some?
[C]Live the Amer[D]ican [G]Dream
[C]Something we've [D]all tried [G]to do
[C]Life is [D]not what it [Em]seems
My [C]story couldn't [D]happen to [G]you
[C]Live the Amer[D]ican [G]Dream
[C]Something we've [D]all tried to [G]do
[C]Life is [D]not what it [Em]seems
My [C]story could hap[D]pen to you
[G]My [Em]story[C] could happen [D]to you[G]