As I Am chords by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

Chords with lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWy0xl3ikYw
Standard tune; 4/4; Key C majorC


Pre-Intro:
A minorAm  E minorEm      FF       G+G
Oooo,  in another place and time
A minorAm  E minorEm        FF
Oooo,  I will be the vision in your mind.

Intro:
C majorC

Verse 1:
C majorC
 I wanted to be everything you wanted
C majorC                A minorAm   FF
 I wanted to be everything you needed
C majorC
 I wanted what I said to bring to you laughter
C majorC                 FF
 I wanted what I did to make you smile.

Pre-Chorus:
G+G    C majorC    FF
But in a perfect world there's no perfection
G+G     C majorC    FF
Cause in a world of dreams you're only dreaming
G+G     C majorC   FF            G+G
I want it to be real, I just can't take it.

Chorus 1:
   C majorC
As I am
      E minorEm
Take me as I am
    A minorAm       E minorEm
Now I'm only flesh and blood
   FF
Oh I wish that you could
G+G      C majorC
Love me as I am.

Verse 2:
C majorC
 You thought you had me tucked inside your pocket
C majorC                   A minorAm  FF
 You thought you had it under your control
C majorC
 You can put my smiling picture in a locket
C majorC                   FF
 But you can't put a chain around my soul

Pre-Chorus:
G+G    C majorC    FF
But in a perfect world there's no perfection
G+G     C majorC    FF
Cause in a world of dreams you're only dreaming
G+G      C majorC    FF           G+G
Don't try to make me feel like I can't make it.

Chorus 2:
   C majorC
As I am
      E minorEm
Take me as I am
    A minorAm        E minorEm
Now I'm doing the best I can
    FF
Try to understand and
G+G      C majorC
Take me as I am.

Pre-Intro Reprise:
A minorAm  E minorEm      FF       G+G
Oooo,  in another place and time
A minorAm  E minorEm        FF
Oooo,  I will be the vision in your mind.

Interlude:
C majorC G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb
C majorC G+G C majorC FF Bb majorBb
G+G

Double Chorus:
   C majorC
As I am
      E minorEm
Take me as I am
    A minorAm       E minorEm
Now I'm only flesh and blood
   FF
Oh I wish that you could
G+G      C majorC
Love me as I am
   E minorEm
As I am
    A minorAm        E minorEm
Now I'm doing the best I can
    FF
Gotta understand and
G+G      C majorC