Excuse Me For Living Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]I wa[C]s[F][B][F][E][Am][E][Am]
[E]the[Am] hand[E]y man's [G]chil[Bm]d.[E]
I grew up half hungry, [D]half [E]wild.
Way out [Am]where the refuse is [F]piled
and summer breezes ain't
[Am]for [C]sniffing.[F]
Ex[Dm]cuse [Am]me fo[E]r livin'[Bm]
[E]Hom[Am]e was a shack wit[C]h no pai[D]nt
[E]Qua[Am]lity fol[C]k called it qua[E]int
When [Am]you gotta live there,
[F]it ain't I didn't leave home, I [C]was driven
[F]Please ex[Dm]cuse [E]me for livin'
[Am]Some[E] peo[Am]ple [Dm]say I'm unruly,[E][Am]
[Dm]born with a [E]shortage of [Am]cool
They [Dm]try to condemn [E]me und[Am]uly,
but they can't get me [F]down
Cause [E]to tell you the truth,
I'm [Am]kind [Cm]of proud of [E]my worth
I'm well aware of my worth
[Bm]Becaus[E]e I am[Am] the salt of the ear[F]th
So if your heart is un[Am]forgiving
[C]If [F]you thi[Dm]nk I'm[Am] no use
[F]I don't n[E]eed y[Am]our excuse
[E][Am][E][Am][Cm][Bm][Bb][E][Am][C][Cm][Bm][E][Dm]
[Am]
[F][E][F][Am][E]
[Am]When[Dm] people act high[E]falu[Am]tin',
[Dm]I highfa[E]lutin' right bac[Am]k.
I [Dm]say, if it's [E]me you are [Am]snootin',
you're just wasting [F]your
time as a [E]matter of fact.
I'm kinda [Am]proud [G]of [Dm]my birt[E]h
[Bb]I'm [E]well[Am] aware of [E]my w[Am]orth[Bm]
[E]Cause I [Am]am the salt of t[F]he earth
So if your heart is [Am]un forgivi[C]ng
[F]If you think [Am]I'm no use
[F]I don't n[E]eed your e[Am]xcuse
[F]I'll just go [Am]right [E]on [Am]living
[F]Ain't it [E]great to [Am]be living?
Gonna go [E]right on [Am]living
[F]Yes, it's great to [Am]be li[E]ving
Truly great to [Am]be living