Taught To Be Proud

I was taught to be proud of where I come from
And I’m so sad that I’m the only one.
Like a cold preacher boy talking only to himself
How did he think that he got to promised lands?

Sometimes I’m confused and I don’t know where I’m going,
Mistaking gentle rivers for that cold wind a-blowing.
I’m always sure of an angel when she gets here,
But I never see her coming and I miss her when she disappears.

Gone, gone, gone,
Not gone for long,
If you’re taught to be proud of where you come from.

Gone, gone, gone,
Not gone for long,
If you’re taught to be proud of where you come from.

It’s hard to be cool when you’re playing for the prophets;
They really know if you got it or you lost it.
I’ll sing this song but I don’t know where it came from,
Reminds me of a mountainside to stand upon and gently hum.

Chorus

Sometimes I’m confused
I don’t know where I’m going,
Mistaking gentle rivers for that cold wind a-blowing.
And I’m always sure of an angel when she gets here,
But I never see her coming and I miss her when she disappears.

Chorus

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Listener notes: 8 Comments on “Taught To Be Proud”

  1. deuce87 Says:

    Taught to be Proud

    Verse:
    Em C D G,
    C D Em A
    Em C D G,
    C D A A A

    Chorus:
    D C G D

    Thanks to namirshaba

  2. muck Says:

    Acoustic version from Sirius radio:

    Taught to be Proud Acoustic

  3. Phoreal Says:

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SONG OF THE YEAR 2006!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This announced last night at the Jammy’s in New York City 4-20-06! Congrats guys, you deserve this so much. Watch out world, IT feels so fuckin’ gooooooood!!!!!

    Jammy’s 2006 – Accepting the award for Song Of The Year

    -So Proud!

  4. revolutionary Says:

    If anyone could help me out and tell me what scales and what key the songs in would be sick, thanks

    TCW answers,
    emin and G same key but the mode changes from e aeolian(minor) to G ionian(major)

  5. dwhitenis Says:

    Em C D G
    C Bm Em A
    Em C D G
    C Bm A

    Chorus

    D C G D
    D C G D

    After 3rd verse and chorus

    If your playing rhythm guitar, riff on Em for as long as it takes and then play the following progression:

    Em Bm C A
    Em Bm C A
    Em Bm C A
    Em Bm C A

    then back to the chorus and the rest of the song.

  6. Raymond Says:

    Guys, thank you for putting me in the right track with this song I just can get out of my head.

  7. Dennis Says:

    Dwhite’s original posting seems 100% correct to me.

  8. j0hn Says:

    Yall are both close.

    Verse:
    Em C D G
    C B7 Em A7
    Em C D G
    C B7 A A7

    Chorus:
    D C G D

    Jam in Em

    Bridge:
    Em B C A7

    Chorus

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