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Song title:      The Way I Am
Original Album:	 Girls And Boys

Words and Music by Ingrid Michaelson
Copyright © 2006 Ingrid Michaelson
Published by Ingrid Michaelson

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 3. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Notes:
Play INTRO Figure.

Chords:
D xx0232    Bm x24432
G 320033    A  x02220


INTRO Figure

Acoustic guitar (capo3):
  D                                 G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-------------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|
|                                                                   |
| F                                 Bb                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-----------1-------------------|
|-1-----------1-------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Acoustic guitar (capo3):
  Bm                                A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----------4-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-----------4-------------------|-7-----------7-------------------|
|-2-----------2-------------------|-7-----------7-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
|                                                                   |
| D                                 C                               |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
D xx0232    Bm x24432
G 320033    A  x02220


D             G        Bm              A
  If you were falling,    then I would catch you.

D               G      Bm            A
  If you need a light,    I'd find a match.


CHORUS:
Chords:
G  320033    Bm   x24432
A  x02220    Em/G 322000
D  xx0232    Bb   x13331


     G   A        D                 Bm
'Cos I   love the way you say "Good Morning"

    Em/G  Bb                D
And you   take me the way I am.



VERSE2:
Chords:
D xx0232    Bm x24432
G 320033    A  x02220


D            G       Bm              A
  If you are chilly,    here take my sweater.

D                 G       Bm              A
  If your head is aching,    I'll make it better.


[CHORUS]


[pick D chord (xx4232)]

  D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
|-------------4------------------|-------------4------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE3:
Chords:
D xx0232    Bm x24432
G 320033    A  x02220


D             G       Bm                A               D
  I'd buy you Rogaine    when you start losing all your hair.

       G       Bm            A
Sew-on patches    to all you tear.



CHORUS2:
Chords:
G  320033    Bm   x24432
A  x02220    Em/G 322000
D  xx0232    Bb   x13331

     G   A                  D            Bm
'Cos I   love you more than I could ever promise.

    Em/G   Bb              | Bm | A |
And you    take me the way I am.


Em/G   Bb              | Bm | A |
You    take me the way I am.


Em/G   Bb                D
You    take me the way I am.