Merle Haggard

^D We left home when we were barely past eleven-teen ^G
Been bac ^D k and forth and all around through hell and rain ^{A7
D G} I???ve loved you half of your life and I???ll keep on loving you
But I c ^A7 an???t change and live the way you want me too ^D
D We spend a lot of time out on the highway ^G
C ^D oming from some town we played along the way ^A7
After thi ^D rty years of knowing me the way you do ^G
D But I can???t change and live the w ^A7 ay you want me too ^{D
A7 D} But babe, that red bandana wrapped around your auburn hair
You look ^A7 like you ought to be somebody???s wife somewhere ^{D
D G} Yeah you???re never gonna be no Bobby McGee but your trying to
But I c ^D an???t change and live the w ^A7 ay you want me too ^{D
D G} Every time you leave the stage I know you???ve had your fill
And I wond ^D er why you grew up and why I never will ^A7
Yeah I???m forty ^D -one today still going on twenty-two ^G
But I c ^D an???t change and live the wa ^A7 y you want me too ^D
That red ^A7 bandana wrapped around your auburn hair ^D
You look ^A7 like you ought to be somebody???s wife somewhere ^{D
D G} Yeah you???re never gonna be no Bobby McGee but your trying to
^{D A7 D} Yeah, but I can???t change and live the way you want me too
No I c ^D an???t change and live the wa ^A7 y you want me too ^D