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Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Intro: x2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1--1--0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1---3--3---------------1--1---4-3------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1--1----1--1---------------------|
Verse 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1--1--0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1---3--3---------------1--1---4-3------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1--1----1--1---------------------|
Verse 3:
(I like to do a walk-down during "losing all your" rather than
just going to the E, but you can certainly play it as before):
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--1-0------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
(Repeat last half of chorus 3 times. During this, she mixes it up a little.
I've seen lots of interpretations of it, but we just play it the same for
simplicity's sake):
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1--1--0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1---3--3---------------1--1---4-3------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1--1----1--1---------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--1--1---4-3----------------|
E|---------------1--1----1--1-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--1--1---4-3----------------|
E|---------------1--1----1--1-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--1--1---4-3----------------|
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- The Way I Am (Tabs)
- The Way I Am (Chords)
- The Way I Am (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: February 11, 2026