Love Me For What I Am chords by Carpenters (Official Version)

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Gbadd9
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Bbm7
Gm7b5
C7sus4
C7
Fm
Eb7
Ebm7
Ab
F7
Bbm
Gb
Ab9sus4
Db
Ab9
Ab/C
Cm7
F7sus4
Eb9
Ab7sus4
Gb/Db
Db/Ab
F/A

Verse 1
Gbadd9 
We fell in love
Ab/Gb 
On the first    night that we met
Fm7 
Together we've been happy
Bbm7 
I have very   few regrets
Gm7b5 
C7sus4 
C7 
The ordinary prob      lems
Fm 
Have not been hard to face
Bbm7 
Eb7 
But lately little changes
Ebm7 
Ab 
Have been slowly taking place

Pre-chorus 1
F7 
Bbm 
You're always finding something
Gb 
Ab9sus4 
Db 
Is wrong in what        I do
Fm7 
Bbm7 
But you   can't rearrange my life
Ebm7 
Ab 
Because  it pleases you
Ab9sus4 
Ab9 
You've      got   to

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Chorus 1
Db 
Ab/C 
love me for what   I am
Bbm7 
For simply being me
Ebm7 
Don't love   me for what you intend
Ab9sus4 
Ab 
Or hope        that I will be
Fm7 
And if    you're only using me
Cm7 
F7sus4 
F7 
To feed your fantasy
Bbm7 
Eb9 
You're really not in love
Ebm7 
Ab7sus4 
So let me     go, I must be
Db 
Gb/Db 
Db 
free

Verse 2
Gbadd9 
If what you want
Ab/Gb 
Isn't natural  for me
Fm7 
I won't pretend to keep you
Bbm7 
What I am     I have to be
Gm7b5 
C7sus4 
C7 
The picture  of perfec       tion
Fm 
Is only in your mind
Bbm7 
Eb7 
For all    your expectations
Ebm7 
Ab 
Love can never  be designed

Pre-chorus 2
F7 
Bbm 
We either take each other
Gb 
Ab9sus4 
Db 
For everything       we are
Fm7 
Bbm7 
Or leave the life we've made   behind
Ebm7 
Ab 
And make   another start
Ab9sus4 
Ab9 
You've      got   to

Chorus 2
Db 
Ab/C 
love me for what   I am
Bbm7 
For simply being me
Ebm7 
Don't love   me for what you intend
Ab9sus4 
Ab 
Or hope        that I will be
Fm7 
And if    you're only using me
Cm7 
F7sus4 
F7 
To feed your fantasy
Bbm7 
Eb9 
You're really not in love
Ebm7 
Ab7sus4 
So let me     go, I must be free

Solo 1

Ab/C

Bbm7

Ebm7

Ab9sus4

Chorus 3
Fm7 
And if    you're only using me
Cm7 
F7sus4 
F7 
To feed  your fantasy
Bbm7 
Eb9 
You're really not in love
Ebm7 
Ab7sus4 
So let me     go, I must be
Gm7b5 
Db/Ab 
F/A 
free
Bbm7 
Eb9 
You're really not in love
Ebm7 
Ab7sus4 
So let me go,    I must be
Db 
Gb/Db 
Db 
free

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GuitarUkulelePiano

Gbadd9
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Bbm7
Gm7b5
C7sus4
C7
Fm
Eb7
Ebm7
Ab
F7
Bbm
Gb
Ab9sus4
Db
Ab9
Ab/C
Cm7
F7sus4
Eb9
Ab7sus4
Gb/Db
Db/Ab
F/A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 72

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

Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Ab/Gb: 2-x-1-1-1-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Gm7b5: 3-x-3-3-2-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
Eb9: x-6-5-6-6-x
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
Gb/Db: x-4-4-3-2-2
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Love Me For What I Am by Carpenters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Carpenters.

Love Me For What I Am

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