The Way I Am
Martin Sexton & Matt Samolis
Martin Sexton
In the Journey
1990
Marty played this song in Syracuse, and he does an incredible
job with it. If he was writing songs like this when he was 20,
then no wonder he's doing so well now. I can only hope...
Note: This song contains a lot of strumming with your fingers, so
be ready to switch back and forth between picking and strumming.
Lyrics
Chords
Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
INTRO (play twice):
G D/F# A D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3---3-|-----0h2p0-------|-----0---0-2-|---2---2---2-|
B:-----3-----3-|---3---------3-3-|-2-2-2h3---3-|---3---3---3-|
G:---------0-0-|-2-2---------2-2-|-2-2-2-------|-------2---2-|
D:---------0-0-|-0-0---------0-0-|-2-2---------|-0-------0---|
A:-------------|-0---------------|-0-0---------|-----0-------|
E:-2h3---------|-2---------------|-------------|-------------|
G D/F# A D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0-----|-----0h2p0-------|---------0---|---2---2---2-|
B:-----3-----3-|---3-----------3-|-----2h3---2-|---3---3---3-|
G:---0-----0---|-2-----------2---|---2---------|---2---2---2-|
D:-------------|-----------------|-------------|-0-----------|
A:-------------|-----------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-3-----------|-2---------------|-------------|-----0---2---|
The verse and chorus both look like this (4x, with ad-lib):
G D/F# Asus4 D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-3-3-3-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0h2-2-2-|
B:-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3---3-3-|
G:-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2---2-2-|
D:-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-0-----------|
A:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E:-3-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
The pre-chorus looks like this (4x, with ad-lib):
F G D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---1---1-1-1-|---3---3-3-3-|---2---2-2-0-|-------2-2-2-|
B:---1---1-1-1-|---3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3---|-------3-3-3-|
G:---2---2-2-2-|---4---4-4-4-|---2---2-2---|-------2-2-2-|
D:-------3-3-3-|-------5-5-5-|-0-----0-0---|-------0-0-0-|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E:-1-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
The ending:
ritard
Asus2 Asus4 Asus2
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0---0-------|-0---0-------|-^0-----------|-------------|
B:-0-----0---0-|-3-----3-----|-^0-----------|-------------|
G:-2-------2---|-2-------2---|-^2-----------|-------------|
D:-2-----------|-2-----------|-^2-----------|-------------|
A:-0-----------|-0-----------|-^0-----------|-------------|
E:-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
LYRICS:
play intro
The other night I had a crazy dream
'Bout a man in a fishin' hat he was sellin' magazines
All the way from Kingston he had worked his way down
And I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him out of town
PRE-CHORUS
He said "you know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
No I don't like the way I am"
A Asus4 A Asus4
Hmmmm
And I saw an old fisherman out swaying on the dock
Swingin' a jug of somethin' in the string of fish that he had caught
His wife had left him just a week before
She packed her bags and waltzed on out the door
PRE-CHORUS
She said "you know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am
You know I don't like the way I am"
And then she cried right out loud
CHORUS
She sang "da-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
G D/F# A Asus4 A Asus4
And you and me walked down the shores of our youth
Chasing the sunrise and challenging the truth
It's all so distant now I've seen too many lies
Turning my vision into crumbling demise
PRE-CHORUS
Oh you know I don't like the way I am no no no no no
No I don't like the way I am no no no
But you know I'm gonna change the way I am
Oh yes I am I'm gonna change the way I am
Right now hear me cryin'
CHORUS
She sang "da-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
The other night I had a crazy dream
'Bout a man in a fishin' hat he was sellin' old magazines
All the way from Kingston he had worked his way down
And I bought him a drink on the night they kicked him out of town
PRE-CHORUS
He said to me he said "you know I don't like the way I am"
Just like that: "you know I don't like the way I am
Well I'm gonna change the way I am
Yes I am I'm gonna change the way I am"
And he played a song for me
CHORUS
Hoo hoo hoo hoo...
Hoo hoo hoo hoo...
Hoo hoo hoo hoo...
Hoo hoo hoo hoo...
Da-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
Ya-e lo-u da-e e-e
play ending
CHORDS:
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string)
G 320033 or 3x5433 (thumb on 6th string in 2nd example)
F 1x3211 (thumb on 6th string)
Asus2 x02200
Asus4 x02230
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 3-16-98 by Daniel E. Smith.