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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 ([email protected])
It’s Hard to Be Humble
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Recorded by Mac Davis
Tabbed by Greg Vaughn [email protected]
Chorus
A D A7
Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way
D
I can’t wait to look in the mirror ’cause I get better lookin’ each day
D7 G
To know me is to love me I must be a hell of a man
A7 D
Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble but I’m doing the best that I can
1:
D G D A7
I used to have a girlfriend but I guess she just couldn’t compete
D
With all of these love-starved women who keep clamoring at my feet
D7 G
Well, I prob’ly could find me another but I guess they’re all in awe of me
D A7 D
Who cares I never get lonesome ’cause I treasure my own company
2:
I guess you could say I’m a loner a cowboy outlaw tough and proud
Oh I could have lots of friends if I wanna but them I wouldn’t stand
Out in a crowd
Some folks say that I’m egotistical hell, I don’t even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with the way that I fill out my skin-tight
Bluejeans