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Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go by Bob Dylan

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Key: C

Intro:

 C | G7 :


Verse 1:
C                                  F
Why must you always try to make me over
G7                        C     G7
Take me as I am or let me go
C                  C7                F
White lilies never grow on stalks of clover
G7                        C    F   C    
Take me as I am or let me go.


Chorus:
       G7                        C
You're tryin' to reshape me in a mold love
       D7                           F     G
In the image of someone you used to know
    C      C/B   C7/Bb           F
But I won't be a stand-in for an old love
G7                        C     F      C
Take me as I am or let me go.  [let me go]

Verse 2:
C                                  F
You tried to change me ever since you've met me
G7                        C     G7
Take me as I am or let me go
C                  C7                F
If you can't overlook my faults, forget me
G7                        C    F   C    
Take me as I am or let me go.


Chorus:
       G7                        C
You're tryin' to reshape me in a mold love
       D7                           F     G
In the image of someone you used to know
    C          C7/Bb           F
But I won't be a stand-in for an old love
G7                        C     F      C
Take me as I am or let me go.  [let me go]

Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go Chords Info

Published: January 7, 2026

Last Updated: February 7, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: C, G7, F, C7, D7, G, C/B, C7/Bb