Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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me or try to make me
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The shadow of anybody else
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I ain't the him or her you think I am
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I'm just trying hard to be myself
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Verse 2
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To think like I want to
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That's all I ask of you
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I am what I am and that's all I
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ever can be
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Verse 3
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Don't try to plan me or understand me
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I can't stand to be understood
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I could never give in to or ever live up to
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Being like you think I should
destiny
Verse 4
Verse 5
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To think like I want to
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That's all I ask of you
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I am what I am and that's all I ever
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Verse 6
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Don't try to change me
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or rearrange me
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To satisfy the selfishness of you
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I'm not a piece of clay to mold
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to your moves each day
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told how to move
philosophy
Verse 7
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To think like I want to
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That's all I ask of you
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C#m
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all I ever can be
Verse 8
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I said that's all I ever can be
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I said that's all I ever can be
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I said that's all I ever can be
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