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Intro riff
e -2-------------2---------------------------------|
B ---------2-0-0---------2-0-----------------------|
G ---4-3-4---------4-3-4---------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1):  G#5   B5   E5   C#5  F#5  
G#5Coming places, collecting careless,
B5Sentences say so i write them down,
So i am E5more than.
And you shood to, do C#5more everyF#5where.
G#5Coming luck, you can surrender,
B5Its the only way to you to learn the alphaE5bet,
Made up of words you C#5never resist to F#5quote.
Pre-Chorus:  E5   B5   Bb5  G#5  
Riff (I Think!)
D -6-8-6-8b-6-8-6-8b-6-------------
E5If all this B5wisdom Bb5is  G#5true,
E5Then i say it can really have B5come Bb5from G#5you.
(Chorus)
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
B5There must be something Bb5more G#5than,
Bb5If i'm just a G#5thought, B5i'm not.
(Piano part)
B ---------12-|
G -8-10-11----|
G#5Faster than your destination,
B5Knowing where you really are,
Its what you always E5do,
Or is it when you C#5can,F#5  
G#5Happiness didn't happen,
B5Sooner than the sound,
that calls to E5most of them mistakes,
that I C#5taught F#5you.
(Pre-Chorus)
E5If all this B5wisdom Bb5is  G#5true,
E5Then i say it can really have B5come Bb5from G#5you.
(Chorus)
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
B5There must be something Bb5more G#5than,
Bb5i am what i G#5am not.
B5If theres something Bb5more G#5than.
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
B5There must be something Bb5more G#5than,
Bb5If i am what i G#5am C#5not.B5  
Solo
e ------------------------------------------|
B -4-4-7-4-9-11-12-9--7-4-9-11-12-9---------|
G ------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|
(Chorus)
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
B5There must be something Bb5more G#5than,
Bb5i am what i G#5am not.
B5If theres something Bb5more G#5than.
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
Bb5I am what i am G#5not,
B5There must be something Bb5more G#5than,
Bb5If i am what i G#5am C#5not.B5  
slide from B5

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I Am What I Am Not

by Idlewild

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#5

C#5

F#5

Bb5

Intro riff

e -2-------------2---------------------------------|

B ---------2-0-0---------2-0-----------------------|

G ---4-3-4---------4-3-4---------------------------|

D -------------------------------------------------|

A -------------------------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------------------|

G#5 B5 E5 C#5 F#5

(Verse 1):

G#5

Coming places, collecting careless,

Sentences say so i write them down,

So i am more than.

C#5 F#5

And you shood to, do more everywhere.

G#5

Coming luck, you can surrender,

B5 E5

Its the only way to you to learn the alphabet,

C#5 F#5

Made up of words you never resist to quote.

E5 B5 Bb5 G#5

Pre-Chorus:

Riff (I Think!)

D -6-8-6-8b-6-8-6-8b-6-------------

E5 B5 Bb5 G#5

If all this wisdom is true,

E5 B5 Bb5 G#5

Then i say it can really have come from you.

(Chorus)

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

B5 Bb5 G#5

There must be something more than,

Bb5 G#5 B5

If i'm just a thought, i'm not.

(Piano part)

B ---------12-|

G -8-10-11----|

G#5

Faster than your destination,

Knowing where you really are,

Its what you always do,

C#5 F#5

Or is it when you can,

G#5

Happiness didn't happen,

Sooner than the sound,

that calls to most of them mistakes,

C#5 F#5

that I taught you.

(Pre-Chorus)

E5 B5 Bb5 G#5

If all this wisdom is true,

E5 B5 Bb5 G#5

Then i say it can really have come from you.

(Chorus)

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

B5 Bb5 G#5

There must be something more than,

Bb5 G#5

i am what i am not.

B5 Bb5 G#5

If theres something more than.

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

B5 Bb5 G#5

There must be something more than,

Bb5 G#5 C#5 B5

If i am what i am not.

Solo

e ------------------------------------------|

B -4-4-7-4-9-11-12-9--7-4-9-11-12-9---------|

G ------------------------------------------|

D ------------------------------------------|

A ------------------------------------------|

E ------------------------------------------|

(Chorus)

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

B5 Bb5 G#5

There must be something more than,

Bb5 G#5

i am what i am not.

B5 Bb5 G#5

If theres something more than.

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

Bb5 G#5

I am what i am not,

B5 Bb5 G#5

There must be something more than,

Bb5 G#5 C#5 B5

If i am what i am not.

slide from B5

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