The Way I Was Made


Listen to the song a couple times and you will learn the rhythm. Ignore hammer ons and the like for the chorus'. Tuning: E A D G B E Key of song: C Key to Chord Diagrams: h:hammer B:bar b:bend C|--0---------| F|-B1---------| Am|--0---------| G|--3--------| |--1---------| |-B1---------| |--1---------| |--0--------| |--0---------| |--0h2-------| |--2---------| |--0--------| |--0h2-------| |--3---------| |--2---------| |--0--------| |--3---------| |--3---------| |--0---------| |--2--------| |-(3)--------| |--x---------| |--x---------| |--3--------| C F C I was born, and I was made by the hands of marmalade C F C I've got legends in my blood; I've got Indians in my veins, C F And in the year of '44 Grandpa went away to war, Am And went to Hitler's house and kicked in the door, G C There began the way I was made C F C And in the year of '47 that Rewey girl came down from heaven, C F C In '48 a bride and groom in love on their honeymoon, C F And they weren't doin' nothin' wrong, but it's how my mother, came along, Am G C And here I am with words and song singin' 'bout the way I was made, CHORUS C F C G C Oooooo hoo, It feels so good to have your blood in my veins C F C G C Oooooo hoo, It feels so good to have your blood in my veins VERSE C F C My Dad, he was a country kid. He loved to smoke, and hunt and fish, C F C Mom, she was a city babe, a pretty little girl who never ate, C F They met at school with broken hearts, and healed each-other from the start, Am G C Man and woman play your part, now we're closer to the way I was made CHORUS C F C G C Whoa! It feels so good to have your blood in my veins C F C G C Whoa! It feels so good to have your blood in my veins VERSE C F C Legend says our family tree grows black and white and Indian leaves, C F And if the history books are right, none of us are really white, Am G C In fact, I think that means, that everybody's blood is just the same, CHORUS C F C G C Whoa Oh! It feels so good to have your blood in my veins, C F C G C Oooooo hoo, It feels so good to have your blood in my veins,