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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
|F G Am C|
Verse 1:
F G
Maybe I'ma get a little anxious
G Am
Maybe I'ma get a little shy
F G
Cause everybody's trying to be famous
G Am
And I'm just trying to find a place to hide
F G
All I wanna do is just hold somebody, uh
G Am
But no one ever wants to get to know somebody
F G
I don't even know how to explain this
G Am
I don't even think I'm gonna try
Pre-chorus:
Dm Am G
And that's o - k
Dm Am F
I promise myself one day
Chorus:
F G
I'ma tell 'em all
Am F G
I'ma tell 'em all that you could either hate me or love me
Am
But that's just the way I am
F G
I'ma tell 'em all
Am F G
I'ma tell 'em all that you could either hate me or love me
Am
But that's just the way I am
F G Am C
That's just the way I am, that's just the way I am
F G Am C
That's just the way I am, that's just the way I am
Verse 2:
F G
Maybe I'ma get a little nervous
G Am
Maybe I don't go out anymore (oh)
F G
Feelin' like I really don't deserve this (-serve this)
G Am
Life ain't nothing like it was before
F G
Cause all I wanna do is just hold somebody
G Am
But no one ever wants to get to know somebody
F G
If you go and look under the surface (surface)
G Am
Baby, I'm a little insecure
Pre-chorus:
Dm Am G
And that's o - k
Dm Am F
I promise myself one day
Chorus:
F G
I'ma tell 'em all
Am F G
I'ma tell 'em all that you could either hate me or love me
Am
But that's just the way I am
F G
I'ma tell 'em all
Am F G
I'ma tell 'em all that you could either hate me or love me
Am
But that's just the way I am
F G Am C
That's just the way I am, that's just the way I am
F G Am C
That's just the way I am, that's just the way I am
F G
Imma tell em' all (that's just the way I am)
Am F G
Imma tell em' all that you could either hate me or love me
(that's just the way I am)
Am
But that's just the way I am
Bridge:
N.C.
Am, am
N.C.
Yeah, this is what you wanted
N.C.
Oh, this is what you wanted
Am E C F
I am, am, am
F F
Yeah, this is what you wanted
E E
Oh, this is what you wanted all along
N.C.
Everybody's trying to be famous
N.C.
And I'm just trying to find a place to hide
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- The Way I Am (Chords)
- The Way I Am (Ver3) (Chords)
- The Way I Am (Bass)
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Last Updated: February 7, 2026