I'm Not The Man I'm Supposed To Be Song Lyrics and Chords
I'm Not The Man I'm Supposed To Be Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
I'm Not The Man I'm Supposed To Be
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Wayne P. Walker
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I'm supposed to shake his
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hand and walk off
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smiling
Make
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believe that you don't mean a thing to
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me
I'm
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supposed to offer
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my
congratu
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lations
But I'm
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not the man that
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I'm supposed to
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be
I'm supposed to make
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believe I won't
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miss
you
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forget the times you held me tender
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ly
I'm
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supposed to tell the
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world it never
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happened
But I'm
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not the man that
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I'm supposed to
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be
I'd
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rather stand up and fight for what's
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mine
And to
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give you up it's just too much for
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me
So if
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I don't shake his
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hand and come out
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fighting
Then I'm
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not the man that
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I'm supposed to
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be
So if I don't shake his
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hand and come out
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fighting
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I'm not the
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man I'm supposed to
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be
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm Not The Man I'm Supposed To Be?
- The song I'm Not The Man I'm Supposed To Be was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
