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"I Am What I Am" by the Jonas Brothers
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verse 1:            E       E              G  G  
	I am what I am, I can't help myself
	And Dif you don't liDke it get with soF#mebody eF#lse
	I'll never change my Fways, itF's not Ca phaseC  
	ThFis is how it Fis and this is hDow it's gonna sDtay
	Because I Eam what I aEm, I knGow what I'm nGot
	I'm Dnot the type of gDuy that doesn't kF#now what good he's F#got
	And I wFon't back doFwn, wCon't come aroCund
	SaFying that I chaFnged that's just not hDow it's going dDown
Chorus:	              G        D  C  
	And I know (I know I know)
	wherever I gGo (I Cgo I Dgo)
	I know whCere I Dsta---nd, I am Gwhat I am
	  G   CHey  G   CHey	 G   CI DaCm what I am  GHeCy   GHeCyG  C  D  C  
verse 2:            E     E            G  G  
	I am what I am, what can I say,
	I'm goDnna be this wDay right up untF#il my dying dF#ay
	Because that's hFow it gFoes hCead to my tCoes
	And Fif it doesn't Fshow wDell I just had Dto let you know
	Because I Eam what I aEm, and nGobody eGlse
	And Dif you've got a prDoblem better tF#ake it somewhere eF#lse
	BecaFuse I can't Fturn Cback, I'm righCt on track
	And Fif you think yFou know well Dthen yDou better check your facts
Chorus:	              G        D  C  
	And I know (I know I know)
	wherever I gGo (I Cgo I Dgo)
	I know whCere I Dsta---nd, I am Gwhat I am
	  G   CHey  G   CHey	 G   CI DaCm what I am  GHeCy   GHeCyG  C  D  C  
Bridge:	             C  		         G  C  
	Oh can't you see, I'm just being me
	I canD't be you and I don't wanna be
	CDon't tGry to get insiCde my head
	'Cuz whaCt yCou sCee is CwhaCt you get
verse 3:            E       E             G  G  
	I am what I am, I can't help myself
	And Dif you don't lDike it get with sF#omebody eF#lse
	I'll never change my Fways, itF's not Ca phaseC  
	ThFis is how it Fis right up untDil my dying dDay
Chorus:	              G        D  C  
	And I know (I know I know)
	wherever I gGo (I Cgo I Dgo)
	I know whCere I Dsta---nd, I am Gwhat I am
	  G   CHey  G   CHey	 G   CI DaCm what I am  GHeCy   GHeCyG  C  D  C  
        I am what I aGm  CHey  G   CHey  G    C    D  CI am what I aGmC  
        Hey  G   CHey  G    C    D  CI am what I Gam
        end on G

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I Am What I Am

by Jonas Brothers

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"I Am What I Am" by the Jonas Brothers

I love this song! These chords are pretty perfect, I played them along with the song and

complicated song because you have to get the strum pattern just right. Listen to the

E E G G

verse 1:

I am what I am, I can't help myself

D D F# F#

And if you don't like it get with somebody else

F F C C

I'll never change my ways, it's not a phase

F F D D

This is how it is and this is how it's gonna stay

E E G G

Because I am what I am, I know what I'm not

D D F# F#

I'm not the type of guy that doesn't know what good he's got

F F C C

And I won't back down, won't come around

F F D D

Saying that I changed that's just not how it's going down

G D C

Chorus:

And I know (I know I know)

G C D

wherever I go (I go I go)

C D G

I know where I sta---nd, I am what I am

G C G C G C D C G C G C G C D C

Hey Hey I am what I am Hey Hey

E E G G

verse 2:

I am what I am, what can I say,

D D F# F#

I'm gonna be this way right up until my dying day

F F C C

Because that's how it goes head to my toes

F F D D

And if it doesn't show well I just had to let you know

E E G G

Because I am what I am, and nobody else

D D F# F#

And if you've got a problem better take it somewhere else

F F C C

Because I can't turn back, I'm right on track

F F D D

And if you think you know well then you better check your facts

G D C

Chorus:

And I know (I know I know)

G C D

wherever I go (I go I go)

C D G

I know where I sta---nd, I am what I am

G C G C G C D C G C G C G C D C

Hey Hey I am what I am Hey Hey

C G C

Bridge:

Oh can't you see, I'm just being me

I can't be you and I don't wanna be

C G C

Don't try to get inside my head

C C C C C

'Cuz what you see is what you get

E E G G

verse 3:

I am what I am, I can't help myself

D D F# F#

And if you don't like it get with somebody else

F F C C

I'll never change my ways, it's not a phase

F F D D

This is how it is right up until my dying day

G D C

Chorus:

And I know (I know I know)

G C D

wherever I go (I go I go)

C D G

I know where I sta---nd, I am what I am

G C G C G C D C G C G C G C D C

Hey Hey I am what I am Hey Hey

G C G C G C D C G C

I am what I am Hey Hey I am what I am

G C G C D C G

Hey Hey I am what I am

end on G

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