I am what
I am
C
- C - F - C# - Bb - C - - -
C Em F G
1. I am what I am, I am my own special creation,
C Em F Dm G
so come,
take a look, give me the hook or the ovation.
C
E Am
It's my world that I want to
have a little pride in,
Dm D7 Dm G
my
world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
C
Em
Am
Life's not worth a damn till
you can say :
Dm G C
Hey, world, I am what I am.
D F#m G A
2. I am what I am, I don't want praise, I don't
want pity,
D F#m G A
I bang my own drum, some think
it's noise, I think it's pretty.
D F#
Bm
And so what if I love each
feather and each spangle,
Em
E7 Em A
why
not try and see things from a different angle.
D F#m Bm
Your life is a sham till you
can say :
Em
A D
Hey, world, I am what I am.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 6th here)
D F#m G A
3. I am what I am, and what I am needs no excuses,
D F#m G A
I deal my own deck, sometimes
the ace, sometimes the deuces.
D
F# Bm
It's my life and there's no
return and no deposit,
Em
E7 Em A
one life,
so it's time to open up your closet.
D
F#m G
Life's not worth a damn till
you can say :
Em A D - Bm - G - Em - D# - D
Hey, world, I am what I a.....................................m.
(orig. = capo 5th) (Shirley Bassey)