Vince Gill - Thats Who I Am

vince gill “thats who i am”

written by chris weber

only available on “everybody has a story” , the new cd for the benefit of monroe
carel children’s hospital at vanderbilt .

( intro )
2
xd G D

( verse )
D G D
grew up in la and i like to play baseball
D G A
i’m five years old and i don’t have hardly anything at all
Bm A
except this little blue hat that goes with the bat
G D G A
that my momma gave me the very last time i saw her
D G D
i live with a family and they don’t even know i’m there
D G A
i can go for a walk ten city blocks and they don’t even care
Bm A
i have imaginary friends who i pretend
G D
would play baseball ’till the very end
G A
of the day , aww but thats ok

( chorus )
G
thats who i Am
D
thats all i have
A
thats where i stand
Bm
and thats where i’m at
G A
well thats all i have
D
thats who i Am

( verse )
D G D
moved in with a new family that had an older son
D G
he became my big brother we were best friends with each other
A
we played ball till the setting sun
Bm
then he had to go to war
A
and i didn’t know what for
G
i asked him not to go
D
as he walked out the door
G A
he said to me oh i have to leave

( chorus )
G
thats who i Am
D
thats all i have
A
thats where i stand
Bm
and thats where i’m at
G A
well thats all i have
D
thats who i Am

( instrumental )
D G D , D G A , Bm G D G A

( verse )
D G D
a year went by and i tried not to think of him at all
G
but on christmas eve i started to believe
A
there was a knock at my bedroom door
Bm A
he said i’m not going back to iraq
G D
and i want you to know exactly where i’m at
G A
cause theres no other like me big brother

( chorus )
G
thats who i Am
D
thats all i have
A
thats where i stand
Bm
and thats where i’m at
G A
and thats all i have
Bm
thats who i Am
G A
thats all i have
D G D , D
thats who i Am