I Am I Said - Neil Diamond | Guitar Chords

[Intro]
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A

[Verse 1]
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A
L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
D/A
   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

[Pre-Chorus (1)]
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        A
Well I'm New York City born and raised
                                   D/A
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
E
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
E7                                    A
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more
                A
"I am"... I said

[Chorus 1 (1)]
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               D
To no one there
And no one heard at all
    D A  E   A
Not even the chair
                 A
"I am"... I cried

[Chorus 2 (1)]
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                D
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
D A  E   A  Asus4
Even say why

[Post-Chorus]
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E             A
 Leavin' me lonely still

[Verse 2]
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        A
Did you ever read about a frog
Who dreamed of bein' a king
D/A
   And then became one
       E
Well except for the names
And a few other changes
E7
  If you talk about me
A
 The story's the same one

[Pre-Chorus (2)]
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     A
But I got an emptiness deep inside
                                    D/A
And I've tried, but it won't let me go 
    E
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
    E7
But I never cared
                        A
For the sound of being alone
                A
"I am"... I said

[Chorus 1 (2)]
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               D#
To no one there
And no one heard at all
    D# A# F   A#
Not even the chair
                 A#
"I am"... I cried

[Chorus 2 (2)]
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                D#
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
D# A# F   A#
Even say why
                A#
"I am"... I said

[Outro]
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            D#
"I am"... I cried
"I am!"
D# | A# | F 

[Fade Out]
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A#
 "I am"... I said