As I Am chords by Joan Jett

Key:                     C

Am   Em             F             G
  OOOh, in another place and time
  Am Em                F
  OOOh, I will be the vision in your mind

Intro:  C

C
I wanted to be everything you wanted
                              Am      F
I wanted to be everything you needed
C
I wanted what I said
To bring to you laughter
                                 F
I wanted what I did to make you smile

G        C       F
But in a perfect world
There's no perfection
G          C        F
Cause in a world of dreams
You're only dreaming
G         C      F
I want it to be real
               G
I just can't take it

     C
As I am
             Em
Take me as I am
        F              Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
     F
Oh I wish that you could
G            C
Love me as I am

C
You thought you had me
Tucked inside your pocket
                                     Am    F
You thought you had it under your control
C
You can put my smiling picture in a locket
                                    F
But you can't put a chain around my soul

G        C        F
But in a perfect world
There's no perfection
G          C         F
Cause in a world of dreams
You're only dreamin'
G         C        F                  G
Don't try make me feel like I can't make it

     C
As I am
             Em
Take me as I am
        F              Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
     F
Oh I wish that you could
G            C
Love me as I am

     Em
As I am
        F                Em
Now I'm doing the best I can
       F
Try to understand
    G            C
And take me as I am

Am Em            F             G
Oooo, in another place and time
Am Em               F
Oooo, I will be the vision in your mind

Base Pré Chorus (3x): C G C F Bb G

     C
As I am
             Em
Take me as I am
        F              Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
     F
Oh I wish that you could
G            C
Love me as I am

     Em
As I am
        F                Em
Now I'm doing the best I can
       F
Try to understand
    G            C
And take me as I am

     Em
As I am
        F                Em
Now I'm doing the best I can
       F
Try to understand
    G            C