Im Gonna Try To Be That Way Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]

[E]Once upon a time [B7]there lived a [E]man Hmm Hmm
[A]Many years ago in a foreign [E]land
He [A]knew how to live right, [E]tried to be a light
Gave everybody a [B7]helping [E]hand

[CHORUS]

I'[E]m gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way Hmm Hmm
I[E]'m gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way
Do [A]the kind of things Lord a [E]man oughta do
[A]Say the kind of things a [E]man oughta say
[E]I'm gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way

[VERSE]

He [E]never done any[B7]body w[E]rong
He [A]tried to help everybody '[E]long
He [A]brought a better land to [E]make a better man

Out of the rich or the poor
Or the weak or the [E]strong

[E]And he preached love and [B7]brotherhoo[E]d
He [A]went around doin' good, doin' [E]good
[A]Everywhere he went [E]they knew that he was sent
And the people started actin' [B7]like they sh[E]ould

[CHORUS]

I'[E]m gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way Hmm Hmm
I[E]'m gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way
Do [A]the kind of things Lord a [E]man oughta do
[A]Say the kind of things a [E]man oughta say
[E]I'm gonna try to [B7]be that [E]way