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

1971Pop1.2K views
Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
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And the feeling is "lay back"
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Palm trees grow and rents are low
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But you know I keep thinkin' about
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Making my way back
Pre-chorus 1
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Well I'm New York City born and raised
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But nowadays I'm lost between two shores
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L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home
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But it ain't mine no more
Chorus 1
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"I am"... I said
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To no one there
And no one heard at all
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Not even the chair
"I am"... I cried
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"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
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Even say why
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Leavin' me lone
Interlude 1
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ly still
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Verse 2
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Did you ever read about a frog
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Who dreamed of bein' a king
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And then became one
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Well except for the names
And a few other changes
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If you talk about me
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The story is the same one
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Pre-chorus 2
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But I got an emptiness deep inside
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And I've tried, but it won't let me go
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And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared
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For the sound of being alone
Chorus 2
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"I am"... I said
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To no one there
And no one heard at all
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Not even the chair
"I am"... I cried
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"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
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Even say why
Outro 1
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"I am"... I said
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"I am"... I cried
"I am"
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[Fade out]

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