Chords for Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am

I am what I am, I am my own special creation _
[C] So come take [E] a look, give me [A#] the hook or the [Gm] ovation
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It's my _ [D] world _ that [G] I want to have [C] a little pride [F] in
_ My [Am] world, and it's [A#] not a place I [Gm] have to [C] hide in
[F] Life's not worth a [Am] damn till you can [A#] _ say [Gm] I _ [C] _ _
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_ am what [A] I am
I don't [A#] want praise, I don't [G] want pity
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[F] I bang my [A] own drum, some think [A#] it's noise, I think [G] it's [C] pretty
[F] And so [Em] while _ [Dm] we sparkle and we [C] fangle
Why not try [Gm] to see things from [C] a different [F] angle?
Your life is [A] a sham till you [A#] can shout out [G] I _ [C] _ _
[F] am _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ what [Am] I am
And what [A#] I am needs no [Gm] excuses
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[F] I feel my [Am] own debt, sometimes [A#] the ace, sometimes [Gm] the [C] deuces
[F] It's one life and [Dm] there's no return and no [F] deposit
One life, [Gm] so it's time to [C] open up your [F] closet
Life's not [Am] worth a damn till you [A#] can shout out [Gm] I am [C] _ _
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[G] _ _ what [Bm] I am
And [C] what I am needs [Am] no [C] excuses _
[G] _ I feel my [Bm] own debt, sometimes [C] the ace, sometimes [Am] the _ deuces
[G] _ One life, [Em] and there's no return and no [G] deposit
One life, [Am] so it's time to [D] open up your [G#] closet
_ Life's not _ _ [Cm] worth a damn till you [C#] can shout out
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[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ I am what I am, [F#] I am peaceful
_ [Fm] _ [C#] I am what I am, [F#] I am [D#m] true
_ [G#] _ I am what I am, [F#] I am softer
_ _ [Fm] _ [C#] I am as [F#] good as you
_ [G#] Uh huh _
[F#] You are what [Fm] _ [C#] I _
[F#] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] am
You _
[F#] _ are what I am
Yes I [Fm] am
[C#] I _
[F#] _ [D#] am _ [G#] what I am
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