I Am What I Am

F           Am         Bb             Gm7    C7
I am what I am I am my own special creation.
F               Am                Bb           Gm7     C7
So, come take a look, give me the hook or the ovation.
     F  Dm7          F              C
It's my world that I want to have a little pride in;
F      Dm7             Bb            Gm7     C7
    my world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
F                  Am                Bb    Gm7 C7
Life's not worth a damn 'til you can say I am  what I

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F    Eb   Db   (B C D E)
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F           Am              Bb                  Gm7    C7
I am what I am I don't want praise I don't want pity
F             Am                   Bb                 Gm7     C7
I bang my own drum some think it's noise I think it's pretty
    F    C/E     Dm
And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle
F/C                  Gm7             C
      Why not try to see things from a different angle
F                Am                 Bb          Gm7 C7
  Your life is a sham till you can shout out I am  what I
F    Eb   Db   (B C D E)
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F           Am            Bb            Gm7    C7
I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses
F             Am                 Bb                Gm7   C7
I deal my own deck sometimes the ace sometimes the deuces
     F     C/E            Dm
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
F/C                   Gm7          C
     One life so it's time to open up your closet
F                    Am                 Bb         Gm7 C7
  Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out I am  what I
F    Eb   Db   (B C D E)
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G           Bm            C             Am7    D
I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses
G             Bm                 C                 Am     D
I deal my own deck sometimes the ace sometimes the deuces
     G     D/F#           Em
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
G                     Am           D
     One life so it's time to open up your closet
Ab                   Cm                Db          Bbm7   Eb
  Life's not worth a damn till you can shout out I am   what I
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