Capo 1 
Intro:  E A E B E A E B E 
 
    E                           A 
I ain't gonna change, better give up hope 
     E                        B 
I'm one of those guys who'll never be pope 
     E                  A 
I'd hang myself with a little more rope 
        E        B       E 
From the nearest family tree 
 
    E                 A 
I guess I broke my daddy's heart 
         E                    B 
When I dropped the plow and picked up this guitar 
   E                        A 
He wanted to leave me the family farm 
     E        B           E 
But that just wouldn't be me 
 
 
Chorus: 
E            A     
Nooooooo, na na na na na 
E                     B  
That just wouldn't be me 
         E               A 
It might be alright for some other guy 
     E        B           E 
But that just wouldn't be me 
 
 
E  A  E  B  E 
 
 
     E                      A 
I've got this friend he's a pretty nice guy 
         E                   B    
He wears Italian suits, and power ties 
         E                  A 
Bought a German car, and a trophy wife 
     E                    B 
His favorite color's green 
 
 
E                       A 
Wants to teach me 'bout bonds and stocks 
         E                B 
So I can own a little piece of the rock 
     E                A     
Hell I don't even own two matching socks 
     E    B           E 
That just wouldn't be me 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
Bridge: 
C#m           B                  A 
One of these days I just might settle down 
     A            B              A 
Buy a little house, in a little town 
      A                E      A             B 
Get a wife and kids, and make my momma proud 
 
 
Chorus 
 
         E                    A 
It might be alright for some other guy 
    E            B        E 
but that just wouldn't be me 
 
Outro: 
E A E B   E A E B E (4x)