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You Are What I Am

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You Are What I Am
Capo II
Walk up / down between chords
[Intro]
|    G|    G|    A|    A|
|    C|    D|    G| D  
[Verse]
You mGake the time stand Astill
   CYou do it Dnow and you always GwillD  
You tGake me as I Aam
   CYou make me Dfeel like a brand new Gman
[Bridge]
   EEvery time that I fall down
   AI never get stuck
A7You got the combination gal
To Dget me right back up
[Verse]
GYou are what I Aam
  CI'm loving you forDever if I Gcan
[Instrumental]
|    G|    G|    A|    A|
|    C|    D|    G|    D|
|    G|    G|    A|    A|
|    C|    D|    G|    G|
[Bridge]
   EThink about the times we've had
   AWe never been blue
A7You got the combination gal
To Dkeep me straight and true
[Verse]
'Cause Gyou are what I Aam
  CI'm loving you forDever if I Gcan
You mGake the time stand Astill
   CYou do it Dnow and you always GwillD  
   GYou take me as I Aam
   CYou make me Dfeel like a brand new Gman
[Instrumental]
|    E|    E|    A|    A|
|   A7|   A7|    D| D  
[Verse]
I kGnow I'm lucky Atoo
  CWithout two or Dthree, just me and GyouD  
   G'Cause you are what I Aam
  CI'm loving you forDever if I Gcan
[Outro]
|    G|    G|    A|    A|
|    C|    D|    G|  G   D  G  

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You Are What I Am

by Gordon Lightfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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You Are What I Am

Capo II

Walk up / down between chords

[Intro]

G G A A

| | | | |

C D G D

| | | |

[Verse]

G A

You make the time stand still

C D G D

You do it now and you always will

G A

You take me as I am

C D G

You make me feel like a brand new man

[Bridge]

Every time that I fall down

I never get stuck

You got the combination gal

To get me right back up

[Verse]

G A

You are what I am

C D G

I'm loving you forever if I can

[Instrumental]

G G A A

| | | | |

C D G D

| | | | |

G G A A

| | | | |

C D G G

| | | | |

[Bridge]

Think about the times we've had

We never been blue

You got the combination gal

To keep me straight and true

[Verse]

G A

'Cause you are what I am

C D G

I'm loving you forever if I can

G A

You make the time stand still

C D G D

You do it now and you always will

G A

You take me as I am

C D G

You make me feel like a brand new man

[Instrumental]

E E A A

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A7 A7 D D

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[Verse]

G A

I know I'm lucky too

C D G D

Without two or three, just me and you

G A

'Cause you are what I am

C D G

I'm loving you forever if I can

[Outro]

G G A A

| | | | |

C D G G D G

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About You Are What I Am Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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What key is "You Are What I Am" in?

The chords for "You Are What I Am" show the original chord names (including Am, G, A, C, D, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.