THE WAY I AM - by Martin Sexton
G 320033 (355433)
D xx0232
A x02220
[F] [133211]
Tune down a quarter step (yes, a quarter step)
I didn't include the intro/basic verse with this one.
If anyone needs this please drop me a note and I'll
send it to you.
Verse:
T[G]he other ni[D]ght I had a crazy dr[A]eam[D]
B[G]out a man in a fi[D]shin hat, he was sellin ma[A]gazin[D]es
A[G]ll the way from Ki[D]ngston he had wo[A]rked his way d[D]own
A[G]nd I bought him a dr[D]ink on the night they ki[A]cked him outta town
He sa[F]id, "You know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
Y[F]ou know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
Y[F]ou know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
No, no, [F]no I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am"
Verse:
And I saw an old fisherman swayin on the dock
Swingin a junk of somethin and the string of fish that he had caught
His wife had left him just a week before
She packed up her bags and waltzed on out the door
She said, "You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
And then she cried right aloud
Chorus:
She sang, "Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Verse:
And you and me walked down the shores of our youth
Chasin the sunrise and challenging the truth
It's all so distant now, I've seen too many lies
Turning my vision into crumbling demise
Aww, you know I don't like the way I am
I don't like the way I am
But you know, I'm gonna change the way I am
Oh yes I am, I'm gonna change the way I am
Right now, hear me crying
Sing, Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Verse:
The other night I had a crazy dream
About a man in a fishin hat he was sellin old magazines
All the way from Kingston he had worked his way down
And I, I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him outta town
He said to me, he said, "You know I don't like the way I am (just like that)
You know I don't like the way I am
But I'm gonna change the way I am, yes I am
I'm gonna change the way I am"
Chorus:
Then he played a song for me on a sqeeze-box
hooo-hooo
hooo-hooo
hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo
hooo-hooo
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Aaaahhh
G 320033 (355433)
D xx0232
A x02220
[F] [133211]
Tune down a quarter step (yes, a quarter step)
I didn't include the intro/basic verse with this one.
If anyone needs this please drop me a note and I'll
send it to you.
Verse:
T[G]he other ni[D]ght I had a crazy dr[A]eam[D]
B[G]out a man in a fi[D]shin hat, he was sellin ma[A]gazin[D]es
A[G]ll the way from Ki[D]ngston he had wo[A]rked his way d[D]own
A[G]nd I bought him a dr[D]ink on the night they ki[A]cked him outta town
He sa[F]id, "You know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
Y[F]ou know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
Y[F]ou know I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am
No, no, [F]no I don't l[G]ike the way I [D]am"
Verse:
And I saw an old fisherman swayin on the dock
Swingin a junk of somethin and the string of fish that he had caught
His wife had left him just a week before
She packed up her bags and waltzed on out the door
She said, "You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
And then she cried right aloud
Chorus:
She sang, "Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
Y[G]ay-ee la-[D]oo t[A]ay-ee-he-[D]ee
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-eeeee-eeeeee"
Verse:
And you and me walked down the shores of our youth
Chasin the sunrise and challenging the truth
It's all so distant now, I've seen too many lies
Turning my vision into crumbling demise
Aww, you know I don't like the way I am
I don't like the way I am
But you know, I'm gonna change the way I am
Oh yes I am, I'm gonna change the way I am
Right now, hear me crying
Sing, Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-eeeee-eeeeee
Verse:
The other night I had a crazy dream
About a man in a fishin hat he was sellin old magazines
All the way from Kingston he had worked his way down
And I, I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him outta town
He said to me, he said, "You know I don't like the way I am (just like that)
You know I don't like the way I am
But I'm gonna change the way I am, yes I am
I'm gonna change the way I am"
Chorus:
Then he played a song for me on a sqeeze-box
Say hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo
hooo-hooo
hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo
hooo-hooo
hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo
hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo-oo
hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo hoo-oo-hoo-oo-hoo
hooo-hooo
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-he
Yay-ee la-oo tay-ee-he-ee
Aaaahhh
