I Am chords by Ginny Owens

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Verse 1
Em 
Bm 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) I    (B minor)  (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
 (E minor) could travel over oceans,
C 
Em 
cross the  (C major) deserts, climb the mountains  (E minor) 
F 
Em 
Just to share your story,  (F major)  (E minor) bring you glory,
C 
and win souls  (C major) for you.
A 
C 
I could sing  (A major) like an  (C major) angel,  songs so
Em 
C 
humble and  (E minor) so  (C major) thankful
Em 
F 
Full of  (E minor) drama and  (F major) emotion,
Em 
so  (E minor) the world would know your truth.
C 
I could give away my  (C major) money
and my clothes and my food
A 
To  (A major) restore those people who are poor,
C 
lost, and  (C major) down- and- out.
A 
Oh, I could succeed  (A major) at all these things,
C 
D 
Em 
Find favor  (C major)  (D major) with peasants  (E minor) and kings,
C 
But if I  (C major) do not love, I am nothing.

Verse 2
D 
Em 
I could live  (D major) a  flawless  (E minor) life,
C 
Never cheat  (C major) or steal or lie,
Em 
And always speak so  (E minor) kindly,
D 
smile warmly, and go  (D major) about doing good.
A 
I  (A major) could dedicate myself to do what
Am 
D 
 (A minor) everyone else  (D major) wants me to-
D# 
F 
D# 
F 
Em 
Listen to them,  (D sharp major) compliment  (F major)  (D sharp major)  (F major)  (E minor) them,
say the things I should.
C 
D 
I could  (C major) show up  (D major) every Sunday,
Em 
lead the choir and bible study  (E minor) 
F 
And they all might come to know  (F major) 
me as a leader and a friend.
Dm 
Em 
 (D minor) Oh, I could achieve success  (E minor) on earth,
C 
D 
A 
but success cannot  (C major) define  (D major) my  (A major) worth
And all these actions,
C 
A 
all these words, will  (C major) not matter in the  (A major) end-
C 
 (C major) 

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Verse 3

Songs will fade to silence,

Stories, they will cease.

The dust will settle,

covering all my selfless deeds.

So as I strive to serve you,

Won't you make it clear to me,

If I do not love, I am nothing.

Verse 4

If I cannot live my life

loving my brother,

Then how can I love the

one who lived his life for me?

Verse 5
D# 
Sent to earth from heaven, Humble servant,  (D sharp major) 
F 
holy  (F major) king,
G 
C 
Come  (G major) to share a story,  (C major) get no glory,
G 
F 
Dm 
 (G major) and save my  (F major) search (D minor) ing soul,
Em 
C 
You knew that  (E minor) I'd deny you, cruci (C major) fy you,
Am 
but nothing could stop you  (A minor) from
A 
G 
C 
 (A major) Living for  (G major) me,  (C major) dying for me,
D 
Em 
C 
D 
Em 
so  (D major) that I would  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor) know-

Verse 6
C 
Em 
D 
A 
Am 
D 
Songs  (C major)  (E minor) will fade  (D major)  (A major)  (A minor) to  si (D major) lence,
Stories will cease,
Em 
C 
The  (E minor) dust will settle  (C major) covering
these selfless deeds.
D 
Em 
C 
Em 
But  (D major) your life here  (E minor) has  (C major) made  (E minor) 
D 
A 
it clear  (D major)  (A major) enough for me to see
Am 
That if I do not  (A minor) love,
D 
D# 
F 
D# 
I  (D major) am  (D sharp major) nothing  (F major)  (D sharp major) 