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I Am...I Said Tab by Neil Diamond

Capo: No capo
  • A

  • D/A

    2
  • D

  • E

  • E7

  • A/C#

    2
  • Bm7

    2
Intro 1
A
D/A
A
D/A
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A
D/A
A
D/A
E|---------9---7--------------------|---------9---7-------10-----------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----9---9---7--------------------|-----9---9---7-------11-----------| D|-----7----------------------------|-----7----------------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------0----|-----------------------------0----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
D/A
A
D/A
Verse 1
A
D/A
A
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
D
And the feeling is "lay back"
E
Palm trees grow and rents are low
E7
But you know I keep thinkin' about
A
Making my way back

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Pre-chorus 1
A
D/A
Well I'm New York City born and raised
A
D
But nowadays I'm lost between two shores
E
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home
A
But it ain't mine no more
Chorus 1
A
"I am"... I said
D
To no one there
And no one heard at all
A/C#
Bm7
A
Not even the chair
"I am"... I cried
D
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
A/C#
Bm7
A
Even say why
E
Leavin' me lone
Interlude 1
A
D/A
A
D/A
ly still
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A
D/A
A
D/A
Did you
E|---------9---7-------10-----------|---------9---7--------------------| B|----------------------------------|---------------------7------------| G|-----9---9---7-------11-----------|-----9---9---7--------------------| D|-----7----------------------------|-----7---------------7------------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------0----|-----------------------------0----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
A
D/A
ever read about a frog
A
Who dreamed of bein' a king
D
And then became one
E
Well except for the names
And a few other changes
E7
If you talk about me
A
D/A
The story is the same one
A
D/A
Pre-chorus 2
A
But I got an emptiness deep inside
D
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
E
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared
A
D/A
A
For the sound of being alone
Chorus 2
A
"I am"... I said
D
To no one there
And no one heard at all
A/C#
Bm7
A
Not even the chair
"I am"... I cried
D
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
A/C#
Bm7
A
Even say why
Outro 1
A
"I am"... I said
D
"I am"... I cried
"I am"
A/C#
Bm7
A
[Fade out]
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