Red Bandana Chords & Lyrics - Merle Haggard

Capo 1

We left [D]home when we was barely past [G]eleventeen
Been [D]back and fourth and all around through [A]hell and rain
I've [D]loved you half of your life and I'll keep on[G] lovin' you
But [D]I can't change and [A]live the way you [D]want me to

We spend a lot of time out on the highway
Comin' from some town we played along the way ss
After 30 years of knowing me the way you do ||
You know I can't change and live the way you want me to-i

Chorus: But babe,
That [A]red bandana tied around your [D]auburn hair
You [A]look like you ought to be somebody's [D]wife somewhere
You ain't [D]never going to be no Bobby McGee but you're [G]tryin' to
But [D]I can't change and [A]live the way you [D]want me to

Every time you leave the stage I know you've had your fill
And I wonder why you grew up and why I never will
Hey, I'm 41 today still going on 22
But I can't change and live the way you want me to

[CHORUS]

I can't change and live the way you want me to