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I Am

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I Am  
(Have a nice day)
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Bm  B5  Bm  B5  G
BmHow you spend your minutes' all that B5matters
GAll tomorrows come from yesterdays
When you're Emfeeling broken, bruised and sometimes shattered
ABlow out the candles on the cake
BmIt seems you always wait for life to B5happen
AGnd your last buck can buy a lucky break
If all Emwe've got is us then life's worth living
And if you're iAn, you know I'm in
(CHORUS)
DI am, when you Emthink that no-one needs you
GSees you or believes you, no-ones Bmthere to understAand
DI am, I'll be tEmhere to be that someone, wGhen you think that no one is Bmthere to hold your Ahand
D
I Am  
(verse)
BmWe're just who we are, there's no pretB5ending
GIt takes a while to learn to live in your own skin
Say a Emprayer that we might find our happy ending
And if you're in, Ayou know I'm in
(CHORUS)
DI am, when you Emthink that no-one needs you
GSees you or believes you, no-ones Bmthere to understAand
DI am, I'll be tEmhere to be that someone, wGhen you think that no one is Bmthere to hold your Ahand
D
I Am  
(BRIDGE)
CI ain't got no halo hanging ovGer my head
DI ain't gonna judge you
AI just want to love you
C     A
I Am, I Am  
(SOLO)
Bm   G   Em   A
DI am, when you Emthink that no-one needs you
GSees you or believes you, no-ones Bmthere to understAand
DI am, I'll be tEmhere to be that someone, wGhen you think that no one is Bmthere to hold your Ahand
        D(  Bm  B5)
I Am  
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I Am

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Have a nice day)

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Bm B5 Bm B5 G

Bm B5

How you spend your minutes' all that matters

All tomorrows come from yesterdays

When you're feeling broken, bruised and sometimes shattered

Blow out the candles on the cake

Bm B5

It seems you always wait for life to happen

And your last buck can buy a lucky break

If all we've got is us then life's worth living

And if you're in, you know I'm in

(CHORUS)

D Em

I am, when you think that no-one needs you

G Bm A

Sees you or believes you, no-ones there to understand

D Em G Bm A

I am, I'll be there to be that someone, when you think that no one is there to hold your hand

(verse)

Bm B5

We're just who we are, there's no pretending

It takes a while to learn to live in your own skin

Say a prayer that we might find our happy ending

And if you're in, you know I'm in

(CHORUS)

D Em

I am, when you think that no-one needs you

G Bm A

Sees you or believes you, no-ones there to understand

D Em G Bm A

I am, I'll be there to be that someone, when you think that no one is there to hold your hand

(BRIDGE)

C G

I ain't got no halo hanging over my head

I ain't gonna judge you

I just want to love you

C A

Am Am

I , I

(SOLO)

Bm G Em A

D Em

I am, when you think that no-one needs you

G Bm A

Sees you or believes you, no-ones there to understand

D Em G Bm A

I am, I'll be there to be that someone, when you think that no one is there to hold your hand

D Bm B5

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About I Am Chords by Bon Jovi

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The chords for "I Am" show the original chord names (including Am, Bm, B5, G, Em, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.