Intro
E D A 
A B7 E 
E D A 
A B7 E 
 
Verse 1
 A                   E 
I am the cowboy without the horse 
  E                  A 
I am the captain without the course 
  A                     D 
Just like the river without the source 
  A               E    A 
That’s just the way I am 
 
Interlude
E D A 
A E A 
 
Verse 2
 A                    E 
I am the sailor without the boat 
 E                  A 
I am the jester without the joke 
   A                   D 
Just like the wheel without the spoke 
   A              E    A 
That’s just the way I am 
 
Interlude
E A D 
 
Chorus
  C 
I might work in a steel mill 
      D7 
Or some factory on the lathe 
      C 
I could be a west-coast lover 
       G                    D 
Like a wheel my back could break 
  B7                          E 
Just like the average working man 
   B7                          E 
I’m doing the best job that I can 
 
Verse 3
 A                E 
I am the soldier without the gun 
 E                 A 
I am the battles lost and won 
  A                   D 
She is the heart of all I’ve done 
     A           E    A 
She loves me the way I am 
  Dm             A      E        A 
Thank god, she loves me the way I am 
 
Interlude
E A D 
 
Chorus
  C 
I might work in a steel mill 
      D7 
Or some factory on the lathe 
      C 
I could be a west-coast lover 
       G                    D 
Like a wheel my back could break 
  B7                          E 
Just like the average working man 
   B7                          E 
I’m doing the best job that I can 
 
Verse 4
 A                E 
I am the soldier without the gun 
 E                 A 
I am the battles lost and won 
  A                   D 
She is the heart of all I’ve done 
     A           E    A 
She loves me the way I am 
  Dm             A      E        A 
Thank god, she loves me the way I am 
 
Outro
E D A 
A B7 E 
E D A