I Am What I Am Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]([B[G]old] = Chorus)
[I am], I am, [what [Gm]I am],
[Bb]what I am, [what I am], [C]what I am, [I'll[D] be], I'[G]ll be
[I am], [D]I a[G]m, [what I am[Gm]], what I am,
[Bb][for the rights], for the righ[C]ts, [of [D]man], hey

[Verse 2]
[Cm]People have [F]the right to be
just who they are
[Bb]People have [Eb]the right [Bb]to share
all of [Eb]their love
[Am]People have [D]the right [Am]to share
just what [D]they give
The right to their free will.

[Verse 3]
I did not choose the way [Am]I am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what I [G]am,
[This is my [D]fellow [C]man]
I did not choose [Am]the way I a- a- am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I a- [D]a- [G]am,
[C][Please try to understand],
I did not choose the way I a- a- [Am]am,
[I did not choose the [G]way [D]I am]
I said I am what I a- a- [G]am,
[I am [D]just [C]a man],
I was born into this [Am]wor-
or- orld, [Born into [D]this world],
I said I am what I a- [G]a- am,
[I am [D]what I [C]am], hey, alright
[D]

[Verse 4]
Say it, say it [G]y'all
[I am], I am, [what I am], [Gm]what I [Bb]am, [what I am], what I am,
[C][I'[Dm]ll be[D]], hey, alright[G]
[D][I am], [G]I am, [what I[Gm] am], what I am,
[for the [Bb]rights], for the [C]rights, [D][of man], listen here

[Verse 5]
[Cm]People have [F]the right,
regardless [Cm]of th[F]eir skin
[Bb]People have [Eb]the right [Bb]to let
God's love [Eb]come in
[Am]People have [D]the right
[Am]to truly [D]be yourfriend
To love is not a sin.
I did not choose the [Am]way I am,

[Verse 6]
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I am,
[This is my [D]fellow [G]man[C]]
I did not choose the way I a- [Am]a- am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I a- a- am,
[D][Please try to [G]und[C]erstand],
I did not choose the way [Em]I a- a- am,
[Am][I did not choose [G]the way [D]I am]
I said I am what I [G]a- a- am,
[I am [D]just [C]a man],
I was born into this [Am]wor- or-
orld, [Born into [D]this world],
I said I am what I [G]a- a- am,
[D][I am [G]what [C]I am], hey
[D]

[Verse 7]
Everybody,
[Am]ever[D]ybody say it with me y'all
[I [G]am], I am, [what I [Gm]am], [Bb]what I am, [what I am], what I am,
[C][I'[D]ll be], hey, alrigh[G]t
[I am], what I am, [what I am], what [Gm]I am,
[for the [Bb]rights], for the [C]rights, [D][of man], yeah

[Verse 8]
[Cm]People have [F]the right to live
with [Cm]who t[F]hey please
People [Bb]have [Eb]the right [F]to liv[Bb]e there hap[F]pily
[Eb]No o[Am]ne has the ri[D]ght
to choose my [Am]love [D]for me
I was born free.

[Verse 9]
I did not choose the way [Am]I am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I am,
[This is [D]my fellow [G]man[C]]
I did not choose [Am]the way I a- a- am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what I [G]a- a- am,
[Please try [C]to understand],
I did not choose the [Am]way I a- a- am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am]
I said I am what I a- [G]a- am,
[I am [D]just [C]a man],
I was born into this [Am]wor- or-
orld, [Born into [D]this world],
Oh, I am what I a- a- [G]am, [I am [D]what [G]I am], hey

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][Bb]
[D][G][Gm]
[Bb][C][D][G]
[Gm][Bb][C][D][Cm][F][Cm]
[F][Bb][Eb][Bb][Eb][Am][D][Am]
[D]

[Verse 10]
I did not choose the way [Am]I am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I am,
[D][This is my [G]fellow man[C]]
I did not choose the way I a- a- [Am]am,
[I did not choose the way [D]I am],
I said I am what [G]I a- a- am,
[Please try [D]to [G]und[C]erstand],
I did not choose the way I a- a- am,
[Am][I did not choose the [G]way [D]I am]
I said I am what I [G]a- a- am, [I am [D]just a man],
[C]I did not choose the way I a- a[Am]- am,
[Born into [D]this world],
Hey, I am what [G]I a- a- am,
[I am [D]what I am]

[Verse 11]
[C][I[Am][D][G][D]
[G][C][Am][D][G][D]
[C][Am][D][G][D]
[C][Am][D][G]
[C]did[Am] not
choose the way [D]I am] - No one chooses the w[G]ay they a[D]re- are
[This is [C]my fellow man] - You've get
to love everybody
[Am][I did not choose the way [D]I am] - Everybody
was born into this [G]wor- or- orld
[Please try [D]to [G]und[C]erstand] - Nobody
forgives [Am]their pa
[I did not choose the [G]way I am] [D]- Na, na, na,
I did not choose
[I am just a [G]man] - I'm just [D]a ma- an
[C][Bo[Am]rn into this world] - I
am what [D]I am, y[G]eah
[I am [D]what [C]I am] -
Everybody, everybody everybody,
[Am][I did not choose the way I [D]am] - I did
[G]not choose the way I am
[This is my fellow man] - I'm
[C]just a man
[Am][I did not choose the way I am] - I'm [D]just a man
you know
[Please try to understand] - Everybody,
[G]I'm just a man you know