Branded Man (Ver2) Chords by Merle Haggard

Branded Man (Ver2) Chords

by Merle Haggard

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Branded Man Merle Haggard Intro G G7 G G7 C G I`d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am D A D But they won`t let my secret go untold G G7 C G I paid the debt I owed `em but they`re still not satisfied D G Now I`m a branded man out in the cold G7 C G When they let me out of prison I held my head up high D A D Determined I would rise above the shame G G7 C G But no matter where I`m living the black mark follows me D G I`m branded with a number on my name
G7 C G I`d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am D A D But they won`t let my secret go untold G G7 C G I paid the debt I owed `em but they`re still not satisfied D G D G G7 G Now I`m a branded man out in the cold G G7 C G If I live to be a hundred I guess I`ll never clear my name D A D `Cause everybody knows I`ve been in jail G G7 C G No matter where I`m living I`ve got to tell them where I`ve been D G Or they`ll send me back to prison if I fail G7 C G I`d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am D A D But they won`t let my secret go untold G G7 C G I paid the debt I owed `em but they`re still not satisfied D G Now I`m a branded man out in the cold D G G7 Now I`m a branded man out in the cold

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