Branded Man - Merle Haggard - 50 bpm

	I'd 
G
like to 

hold my 

head up 

and be 
C
proud of 

who I 
G
am

	But 
G
they won't 

let my 

secret 

go un
D
told

	I 
G
paid the 

debt I 

owed them, 

but they're 
C
still not 

satis
G
fied

	Now 
G
I'm a 

branded 
D
man 

out in the 
G
cold

When they 
G
let me 

out of 

prison, 

I 
C
held my 

head up 
G
high

De
G
termined 

I would 

rise a

bove the 
D
shame

But no 
G
matter 

where I'm 

living, 

the 
C
black mark 

follows 
G
me

I'm 
G
branded 

with a 
D
number 

on my 
G
name

If I 
G
live to 

be a 

hundred, 

I guess I'll 
C
never 

clear my 
G
name

'Cause 
G
every

body 

knows I've 

been in 
D
jail

No 
G
matter 

where I'm 

living, I've 

got to 
C
tell them 

where I've 
G
been

Or they'll 
G
send me 

back to 
D
prison 

if I 
G
fail