I Am What I Am

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If I were an astronaut, I'd bring 
           A
you back a moon rock
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You could put it on a bookshelf 
                    B
with all of your other what-nots
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If I were a painter, I'd talk you 
      A
into posin' nude
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Yeah, then you'd get paid to lay 
  B                        E
around all day and let me look at 
you

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Now if I were a hitman, I'd take 
                 A
you cruisin' in my unmarked van
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To kill some time, sippin' wine on 
               B
the beach in a far-away land
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If I were a preacher, I'd say a few
 A
 extra prayers
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So you could sleep in on Sunday and
 B                              E
 still be squared away with the man 
upstairs


[Chorus]:
      A              E
But I am just what I am
      B            E
I was born a music man
     A                     E    A
So I do what I know how to do
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I string a few chords together and 
    B                 E    A   E
I'd sing about lovin' you

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Now If I were an architect, I'd 
                 A
take my handy-dandy pencil set
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Design you a two-story log home 
                            B
with a split-level wrap-around sun 
deck
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If I were a lumberjack, I'd help 
               A
you climb up the tallest tree
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Show you the little baby eagles 
  B                     E
that ordinary people never get to 
see


[Chorus]:
      A              E
But I am just what I am
      B            E
I was born a music man
     A                     E    A
So I do what I know how to do
           F#                      
I string a few chords together and 
    B                 E    A   E
I'd sing about lovin' you

[Chorus 2]:
      A              E
But I am just what I am
      B            E
I was born a music man
     A                     E    A
So I do what I know how to do
           F#                      
I string a few chords together and 
    B
I'd sing about lovin'
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Spend all day just kissin' and 
cuddlin'
    F#                           B
And writin' these songs that are 
                E
all about lovin' you