DAVIS MAC - "its hard to be humble" Tablature

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From: Barrie McCombs <bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca>

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)


It's Hard to Be Humble
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recorded by Mac Davis
tabbed by Greg Vaughn gvaughn@olga.net

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

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