Chords for Merle Haggard - Branded Man (Live, 1968)
Tempo:
133.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, friends, welcome to [G] the Merle Haggard Show.
That is, I [N] mean, the country music holiday.
Hey, we do have Merle Haggard.
We're glad you're here, buddy.
Thank you, Wally.
[G] Worldwide, I mean, this guy is known everywhere all over the world.
His songs are played on the Capitol Records.
Hey, we do have Bonnie Owen and the Strangers.
That's the Merle Haggard Show.
Greetings, everybody, friends and [Ab] neighbors.
Keep them cards and letters coming.
Hey, listen, fugitive, [G] branded, swinging doors, take your choice.
Whatever you want to do, I just named three of my favorites there, Merle.
How about Branded Man for a start?
All right.
Let's give him a big hand.
How about it?
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am.
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A]
untold.
[D] [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man, [G] out in the cold.
When they let me out of prison, [C] I held my head [G] up high,
determined I would rise above [D] the shame.
[A] [D] But [G] no matter where I travel, [C] the black mark follows [G] me,
and I'm branded [D] with a number on [G] my name.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
But they won't let my secret [D] go [A] untold.
[D] [G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a [D] branded man, [G] out in the cold.
[Am] [Bb] [G]
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
because everybody knows I've been [D] in jail.
[A] [D] No [Em] [G] matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them [G] where I've been.
They'll send me back [D] to prison if [G] I fail.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
But they won't let my secret go [Bm] [A] untold.
[D] I [G] paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man, out in the [G] cold.
Now I'm a branded man, out in the cold.
[N]
That is, I [N] mean, the country music holiday.
Hey, we do have Merle Haggard.
We're glad you're here, buddy.
Thank you, Wally.
[G] Worldwide, I mean, this guy is known everywhere all over the world.
His songs are played on the Capitol Records.
Hey, we do have Bonnie Owen and the Strangers.
That's the Merle Haggard Show.
Greetings, everybody, friends and [Ab] neighbors.
Keep them cards and letters coming.
Hey, listen, fugitive, [G] branded, swinging doors, take your choice.
Whatever you want to do, I just named three of my favorites there, Merle.
How about Branded Man for a start?
All right.
Let's give him a big hand.
How about it?
I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am.
But they won't let my secret go [D] [A]
untold.
[D] [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man, [G] out in the cold.
When they let me out of prison, [C] I held my head [G] up high,
determined I would rise above [D] the shame.
[A] [D] But [G] no matter where I travel, [C] the black mark follows [G] me,
and I'm branded [D] with a number on [G] my name.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
But they won't let my secret [D] go [A] untold.
[D] [G] I paid the debt I owed them, [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a [D] branded man, [G] out in the cold.
[Am] [Bb] [G]
If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
because everybody knows I've been [D] in jail.
[A] [D] No [Em] [G] matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them [G] where I've been.
They'll send me back [D] to prison if [G] I fail.
I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
But they won't let my secret go [Bm] [A] untold.
[D] I [G] paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
Now I'm a branded [D] man, out in the [G] cold.
Now I'm a branded man, out in the cold.
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Ab
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, friends, welcome to [G] the Merle Haggard Show.
That is, I [N] mean, the country music holiday.
Hey, we do have Merle Haggard.
We're glad you're here, buddy.
Thank you, Wally.
_ [G] Worldwide, I mean, this guy is known everywhere all over the world.
His songs are played on the Capitol Records.
Hey, we do have Bonnie Owen and the Strangers.
That's the Merle Haggard Show. _
Greetings, everybody, friends and [Ab] neighbors.
Keep them cards and letters coming. _
Hey, listen, fugitive, [G] branded, swinging doors, take your choice.
Whatever you want to do, I just named three of my favorites there, Merle.
How about Branded Man for a start?
All right.
Let's give him a big hand.
How about it? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am.
But they won't let my secret go [D] _ _ [A]
untold.
[D] _ _ _ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a branded [D] man, [G] out in the cold. _
_ _ _ When they let me out of prison, _ [C] I held my head [G] up high,
_ _ determined I would rise above [D] the shame.
[A] _ [D] _ _ But [G] no matter where I travel, _ [C] the black mark follows [G] me,
and I'm branded _ [D] with a number on [G] my name.
_ _ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
_ But they won't let my secret [D] go _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, _ [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a [D] branded man, [G] out in the cold. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
_ because everybody _ knows I've been [D] in jail.
[A] _ [D] _ _ No [Em] [G] matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them [G] where I've been.
_ They'll send me back [D] to prison if [G] I _ fail.
_ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up _ [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
_ But they won't let my secret go [Bm] _ [A] untold.
[D] I _ _ [G] _ paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a branded [D] man, out in the [G] cold. _ _
_ _ _ _ Now I'm a branded man, out in the cold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, friends, welcome to [G] the Merle Haggard Show.
That is, I [N] mean, the country music holiday.
Hey, we do have Merle Haggard.
We're glad you're here, buddy.
Thank you, Wally.
_ [G] Worldwide, I mean, this guy is known everywhere all over the world.
His songs are played on the Capitol Records.
Hey, we do have Bonnie Owen and the Strangers.
That's the Merle Haggard Show. _
Greetings, everybody, friends and [Ab] neighbors.
Keep them cards and letters coming. _
Hey, listen, fugitive, [G] branded, swinging doors, take your choice.
Whatever you want to do, I just named three of my favorites there, Merle.
How about Branded Man for a start?
All right.
Let's give him a big hand.
How about it? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up and [C] be proud of who I [G] am.
But they won't let my secret go [D] _ _ [A]
untold.
[D] _ _ _ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a branded [D] man, [G] out in the cold. _
_ _ _ When they let me out of prison, _ [C] I held my head [G] up high,
_ _ determined I would rise above [D] the shame.
[A] _ [D] _ _ But [G] no matter where I travel, _ [C] the black mark follows [G] me,
and I'm branded _ [D] with a number on [G] my name.
_ _ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
_ But they won't let my secret [D] go _ [A] untold.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I paid the debt I owed them, _ [C] but they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a [D] branded man, [G] out in the cold. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ If I live to be a hundred, I [C] guess I'll never clear [G] my name,
_ because everybody _ knows I've been [D] in jail.
[A] _ [D] _ _ No [Em] [G] matter where I'm living, I [C] got to tell them [G] where I've been.
_ They'll send me back [D] to prison if [G] I _ fail.
_ _ _ I'd like to hold my head up _ [C] and be proud of who [G] I am.
_ But they won't let my secret go [Bm] _ [A] untold.
[D] I _ _ [G] _ paid the debt I owed them, but [C] they're still not [G] satisfied.
_ _ Now I'm a branded [D] man, out in the [G] cold. _ _
_ _ _ _ Now I'm a branded man, out in the cold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _