I Am What I Am

F  – 0 3 4 2 0 0
Am  – X 0 2 3 1 0
Dm  – X X 0 2 3 1
C -  X 3 2 0 1 0
C7 -  X 3 2 3 1 3
Bb  - X 2 0 4 0 2
Gm  - 3 1 0 0 3 3

F           Am           Dm            C
I am what I am - I am my own special creation.
F              Am                Dm           C7
So come take a look, give me the hook or the ovation.
F
It's my world
Dm                                F
That I want to have a little pride in - my word,
Bb            Gm      C7
And it's not a place I have to hide in

F                  Am                 Dm
Life's not worth a damn, `til you can say:
Gm  C7    F
,I am what I am"

I am what I am, I don't want praise
I don't want pity - I bang my own drum,
some think it's noise, I think it's pretty.
And so what if I love each feather and each spangle,
Why not try and see things from a diff'rent angel?
Your life is a sham, `til you can shout out:
,I am what I am"

I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck - sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces.
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit:
One life, so it's time to open up your closet.
Life's not worth a damn `til you can shout out:
,I am what I am"

I am what I am, am what I am needs no excuses.
I deal my own deck - sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces.
It's one life, and there's no return and no deposit:
One life, so it's time