Biography:
John Butler (born 1 April 1975) is an American-Australian musician. He is the frontman of the John Butler Trio, a band that has achieved two platinum records in Australia with Three and Living 2001-2002. Butler is known around the town of Fremantle, Western Australia as the "Million Dollar Hippie" due to his extravagant lifestyle and penchant for Moet champagne. Born to an Australian father and an American mother in Torrance, California, USA, he and his family migrated to Australia on 26 January 1986.
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Capo: 3rd fret
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
D Bm G
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
D Bm G
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
D Bm G
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see
D Bm G
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
D Bm G
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
D Bm G
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
D Bm G
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind
D Bm G
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
D Bm G
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
D Bm G
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
D Bm G
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free
D Bm G
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
G D Bm
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your
G
dead
D Bm G
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
D Bm G
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
D Bm G
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
D Bm G
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
D Bm G
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A Em
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
G
You are wrong
Bm A Em
but you never know what you got until its gone
G
And one day
Bm A G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Tell you a story, about a girl named Kimberly
D Bm G
Who all the cowboys wanted cause she was wild and free
D Bm G
But now theres fussing and theres fighting We all taking sides
D Bm G
While the cowboys are playing their old games of conquer and divide. You see
D Bm G
Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
D Bm G
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
D Bm G
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
D Bm G
That wanted just her body and leave the mess for us behind
D Bm G
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
D Bm G
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
D Bm G
So he said "Mine mine mine, all for me"
D Bm G
It's great to be a cowboy in the wild west roaming free
D Bm G
So he brandished all his bullets he put a gun right to our head
G D Bm
He said "I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or your
G
dead
D Bm G
You know I got to have this kim, I cant get her off my mind
D Bm G
And I aint gonna stop until shes mine, mine"
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A G
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
Harmonica Bridge: (D-D-Bm-G) x4
D Bm G
Now its come to a showdown and its all push and pull
D Bm G
Got these lawyers having field day while the cowboys are funding schools
D Bm G
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly,
D Bm G
Or just another god damn hole in the ground just another opportunity?
Em G
Where do i stand?
Bm A
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the
Em G
sand. It's all gray.
Bm A Em
There are no black and whites so who am I to say
G
You are wrong
Bm A Em
but you never know what you got until its gone
G
And one day
Bm A G
the little people will ask what you did and what we said
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am strong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
D Bm
I am what I am and I am belong
G
Cause I got my land and I got my song
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