Mac Davis - It's Hard To Be Humble guitar chord

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From: Barrie McCombs

IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Time: 3/4 (sync) Tenor: D Bass: C

- Mac Davis, recording unknown

INTRO: 1, 57, 1, 57

CHORUS:

1 * * * * * 57 *

Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, .. when you're perfect in every way

* * * * * * * *

I can't wait to look in the mirror, .... 'cause I get better lookin' each day

1 * * * 17 * 4 *

To know me is to love me ___, I must be a hell of a man

* * 1 * 57 * 1 *

Oh, Lord, it's hard to be humble, .. but I'm doing the best that I can

1 4 1 * * * 57 *

I used to have a girlfriend, .. but I guess she just couldn't com-pete

* * * * * * 1 *

With all of these love-starved women, .. who keep clamoring at my feet

* * * * 17 * 4 *

Well I prob'ly could find me a-nother .. but I guess they're all in awe of me

* * 1 * 57 * 1 57

Who cares, I never get lonesome, .. 'cause I treasure my own compan-y, Oh

1 4 1 * * * 57 *

I guess you could say I'm a loner, .. a cowboy out-law, tough and proud

* * *

Oh, I could have lots of friends if I want-a /

* * * 1 *

/ .. but then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd

* * *

Some folks say that I'm ego-tistical /

* 17 * 4 *

/ .. Hell, I don't even know what that means

* * 1

I guess it has somethin' to do with the way /

* 57 * 1 57

/ .. that I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans, Oh

NOTES:

- C4: Replace "I" with "We" for last chorus!

SYMBOLS:

- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord

- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure

- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Nashville Number System):

- This system permits you to play a song in any key

- It uses the numeric relationships between chords in a given key

- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)

Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Key of C: C D E F G A B

Key of D D E F# G A B C#

Key of E E F# G# A B C# D#

Key of F F G A Bb C D E

Key of G G A B C D E F#

Key of A A B C# D E F# G#

Key of Bb Bb C D Eb F G A

EDITING (to a chosen key):

- Use the "replace" feature of any text editor

- Most songs use four chords or less ( 1 > 5 > 4 > 6 )

- Beware: the number 7 could be the seventh scale note or a 7th chord

- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)