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[Verse 1]
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I've done some things that I hadn't oughta
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Like coming home late with the preacher's daughter
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I've hit the back door seeing double
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My ol' man waiting with a fistful of trouble

[Verse 2]
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Sometimes you lose, sometimes you're a winner
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You talk about love, I ain't no beginner
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I'm a sucker for a juke joint jumpin'
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I never stop chasin' the scent of a woman

[Chorus]
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It's just the way that I've always been
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You knock me down, I'm coming back again
             G                            
I sing, I've been there and I've done that
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I come up smilin' song

[Verse 3]
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I've been on top and I've hit the bottom
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You talk about hard times Lord, I've got 'em
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Just keep on runnin' and goin' full throttle
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There ain't no answer in the bottom of a bottle

[Chorus]
D                           Bm         
It's just the way that I've always been
D                             Bm        
You knock me down, I'm coming back again
             G                            
I sing, I've been there and I've done that
A                     
I come up smilin' song

[Lead Break]
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[Chorus]
D                           Bm         
It's just the way that I've always been
D                             Bm        
You knock me down, I'm coming back again
             G                            
I sing, I've been there and I've done that
A                     
I come up smilin' song

[Chorus]
D                           Bm         
It's just the way that I've always been
D                             Bm        
You knock me down, I'm coming back again
             G                            
I sing, I've been there and I've done that and I
A                     
Come up smilin' song

[Outro]
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    Oh, keep on smilin'
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 Nothing, no ain't nothin' you can do
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    You can't get to me baby
Bm
    No, nah nah nah nah no you can't