These Are My People Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Solo Violin]
[F][C][G][C]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 1]
Well, we [C]grew up [G]down by the [Am]railroad [G]tracks,
shootin' [F]bibis at old beer [C]cans
Chokin' on the [G]smoke from a [Am]Lucky Strike
[G]somebody [F]lifted off his old [C]man
We were football [G]flunkies,
[Am]southern rock [G]junkies,
[F]crankin' up the stere[C]o
Singing loud and [G]proud to
[Am]"Gimmie Three [G]Steps,"
"Simple [F]Man," and "Curtis [C]Low"

[Interlude 1]
We were big, ya know
[C][G][Am][G]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 2]
Got some [C]discount [G]knowledge at the
[Am]Jr. [G]College where we
[F]majored in beer and [C]girls
It was all real [G]funny till we [Am]ran out of m[G]oney
and they [F]threw us out into the [C]world
Yeah, the kids that [G]thought they'd [Am]run
this [G]town ain't a-[F]runnin' much of any[C]thing
Just lovin' and [G]laughin' and [Am]bustin' our a[G]sses,
and we [F]call it all livin' the [C]dream

[Chorus 1]
But these are my [F]people,
[G]this is where I com[C]e fro[Am]m
We're [F]givin' this life every[G]thing we got
and [C]then [G]some
[Am]It ain't alway[G]s pret[F]ty,[G]
but it's [C]real[G][Am]
[G]It's the way[F] we were made,
wouldn't have it any other way

[Interlude 2]
These are my [C]people
[G][Am][G]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 3]
Well, we [C]take it all [G]week on the [Am]chin
with a [G]grin till we [F]make it to Friday [C]night
And it's church league [G]softball,
[Am]holler 'bout a [G]bad call,
[F]preacher breaking up the [C]fight
Then later [G]on at the [Am]Green Light [G]tavern,
well, [F]everybody's gatherin' as [C]friends
And the beer's a pour[G]in' till [Am]Monday [G]mornin',
and we [F]start it all over a[C]gain

[Chorus 2]
And these are my [F]people,
[G]this is where I com[C]e fro[Am]m
We're [F]givin' this life every[G]thing we got
and [C]then [G]some
[Am]It ain't alway[G]s pret[F]ty,[G]
but it's [C]real[G][Am]
[G]It's the way[F] we were made,
wouldn't have it any other way
These are my [C]people

[Bridge 1]
We fall [G]down, and we get up
We walk [F]proud, and we talk tough
We got [G]heart, and we got nerve
[F]Even if we are a bit disturbed

[Solo 1]
[F]Woo[C],[G][C]
[F]com[C]e o[G]n
[F][C][G][C]
[F][G][C]

[Chorus 3]
These are my [F]people,
[G]this is where I com[C]e fro[Am]m[G]
We're [F]givin' this life every[G]thing we got
and [C]then [G]some
[Am]It ain't alway[G]s pret[F]ty,[G]
but it's [C]real[G][Am]
[G]It's the way[F] we were made,
wouldn't have it any other way, ah naw
These are my [C]people
[G][Am][G]
[F][G][C]

[Outro 1]
[C][G][Am][G]
[F][G][C]
[C][G][Am][G]
[F][G][C]
[Repeat and fade out]