I Am...I Said chords by
Neil Diamond (Official Version)

1971Pop1.2K views

Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

A

D/A

A

D/A

A

D/A

A

D/A

A

D/A

A

D/A

Verse 1
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
L.A.'s fine, the sun   shines most the time
D D 
 
And the feeling is "lay back"
E E 
 
Palm trees grow and rents are low
E7 E7 
 
But you know I keep thinkin' about
A A 
 
Making my way back

Pre-chorus 1
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Well I'm New York City born and raised
A A 
 
D D 
 
But nowadays I'm lost between two shores
E E 
 
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home
A A 
 
But it ain't mine no more

Chorus 1
A A 
 
"I am"... I said
D D 
 
To no one there
And no one heard at all
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
A A 
 
Not even    the   chair
"I am"... I cried
D D 
 
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
A A 
 
Even    say   why
E E 
 
Leavin' me lone

Interlude 1

A

D/A

A

D/A

ly still

A

D/A

A

D/A

Verse 2
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 
Did you ever read about a frog
A A 
 
Who dreamed of bein' a king
D D 
 
And then became one
E E 
 
Well except for the names
And a few other changes
E7 E7 
 
If  you talk about me
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 
The story is the same  one
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 

Pre-chorus 2
A A 
 
But I  got an emptiness deep inside
D D 
 
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
E E 
 
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared
A A 
 
D/A D/A 
 
A A 
 
For the sound of being alone

Chorus 2
A A 
 
"I am"... I said
D D 
 
To no one there
And no one heard at all
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
A A 
 
Not even    the   chair
"I am"... I cried
D D 
 
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
A A 
 
Even    say   why

Outro 1
A A 
 
"I am"... I said
D D 
 
"I am"... I  cried
"I am"
A/C# A/C# 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
A A 
 
[Fade out]

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA D/A D E E7...

Chords

A
D/A
D
E
E7
A/C#
Bm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

This is the original studio version of I Am...I Said by Neil Diamond, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Neil Diamond's performance.

More songs by Neil Diamond

Discover chords for more songs to play

Sweet Caroline

4.9

41.9K

Soolaimon

5.0

79

Solitary Man

4.6

733

Stones

30

Holly Holly

4.6

354

Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon

5.0

890

Heartlight

5.0

31

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond

4.9

41.9K

Let It BeTabs

The Beatles

4.9

5.6M

Take Me Home, Country RoadsTabs

John Denver

4.8

4.1M

EllaTabs

Junior H

4.6

4.9M

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

Solitary Man

Neil Diamond

4.6

735

Soolaimon

Neil Diamond

5.0

80

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

48.8M

2

CreepTabs

Radiohead

4.9

29.6M

3

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

4

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

5

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Problems

Lil Peep

41

Mourir sur scène

Dalida

8

Even In Arcadia

Sleep Token

3

Hab 'ne Tante aus Marokko

Kinderlieder-Superstar

6

Cafuné

Micro TDH

12

Past Self

Sleep Token

YUKON

Justin Bieber

41