(P.F. Sloan)Intro:D A D6 E (2X; 12-string enters 2nd time)/ / / / / / / /Verse 1:D E D EPlease don't mistake me or try to make meD E AThe shadow of anybody elseD E D EI ain't the him or her you think I amD E AI'm just trying hard to be myselfE AThough society's goal is to be part of the wholeD EThat may sound good to you, not to meChorus:ALet me be, let me beD ETo think like I want toALet me be, let me beD EThat's all I ask of youD C#m Bm (1,2: repeat intro 3: to coda)I am what I am and that's all I ever can beVerse 2:Don't try to plan me or understand meI can't stand to be understoodI could never give in to or ever live up toBeing like you think I shouldI've got some inner need that I'm tryin' to heedI can't take hand-me-down destiny(repeat chorus)Verse 3:Don't try to change me or rearrange meTo satisfy the selfishness in youI'm not a piece of clay to mold to your moves each dayAnd I'm not a pawn to be told how to moveI'm sorry I ain't the fool you thought would play by your rulesA to-each-is-own philosophy(repeat chorus)Coda:A(...be)D E AI said that's all I ever can be (repeat to fade)-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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