🎶 The Way I Am

Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
[Bb] [Db] [Bb] [Bb] [Db] [Bb]
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Verse 1:
[Bb]Maybe I'ma get a little [Db]anxious
[Db]Maybe I'ma get a little [Bb]shy
[Bb]Cause everybody's trying to be [Db]famous
[Db]And I'm just trying to find a place to [Bb]hide
[Bb]All I wanna do is just hold somebody, [Db]uh
[Db]But no one ever wants to get to know [Bb]somebody
[Bb]I don't even know how to explain [Db]this
[Db]I don't even think I'm gonna [Bb]try
Pre-chorus:
[Eb]And that's oK - [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db]
I promise myself one day

Chorus:
[Bb]I'ma tell 'em [Db]all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em all that you [Bb]either hate me or love [Bb]me or hate me [Db]
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]I'ma tell 'em [Db]all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em all that you [Bb]could either hate me or love [Db]me
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]That's just the way I am, that's [Db]just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]That's just the way I am, that's [Db]just the way I [Bb]am

Verse 2:
[Bb]Maybe I'ma get a little [Db]nervous
[Db]Maybe I don't go out anymore [Bb](oh)
[Bb]Feelin' like I really don't deserve this [Db](-serve this)
[Db]Life ain't nothing like it was [Bb]before
[Bb]Cause all I wanna do is just hold [Db]somebody
[Db]But no one ever wants to get to know[Bb]somebody
[Bb]If you go and look under the surface [Db](surface)
[Db]Baby, I'm a little [Bb]insecure

Pre-chorus:
[Eb] [Bb] [Db]
And that's o - k
[Eb] [Bb] [Em]
I promise myself one day

Chorus:
[Bb]I'ma tell[Db]'em all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love [Bb][Db]me
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]I'ma tell [Db]'em all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love [Bb][Db]me
G Am
But that's just the way I am
[Bb]That's just the way I [Db]am, that's jusT [Db]the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]That's just the way I [Db]am, that's just [Db]the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]Imma tell em' [Db]all (that's just the way I am)
[Db]Imma tell em' [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love [Bb][Db]me
(that's just the way I am)
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am

Bridge:
N.C.
Am , am
N.C.
Yeah, this is what you wanted
N.C.
Oh, this is what you wanted
Am G G Am
I am, am, am
[Bb]Yeah, this is what you[Db]wanted
[Db]Oh, this is what you wanted all [Bb]along
N.C.
Everybody's trying to be famous
N.C.
And I'm just trying to find a place to hide

Chorus:
[Bb]I'ma tell [Db]'em all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love[Bb][Db]me
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]I'ma tell [Db]'em all
[Db]I'ma tell 'em [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love [Bb][Db]me
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]That's just the way I [Db]am, that's just [Db]the way I [Bb]am
[Bb]That's just the way I am, [Db]that's just [Db]the way I [Bb]am

Outro:
[Bb]Imma telL [Db]em' all
(that's just the way I am)
[Db]Imma tell em' [Bb]all that you could either hate me or love [Bb][Db]me
(that's just the way I am)
[Db]But that's just the way I [Bb]am
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