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As I Am
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

(Jett-Child)

from the album Pure and Simple, released 1994
(CD and Cassette only)



Am   G              F              G 
Ooooooh, in another place and time

Am   G                 F
Ooooooh, I will be the vision in your mind

C / Riff 1
I wanted to be everything you wanted
			      Am / Riff 2 - F / Riff 3
I wanted to be everything you needed
C / Riff 1 
I wanted what I said
To bring you laughter
				F / Riff 3
I wanted what I did to make you smile

G                    F
But in a perfect world
			G,
There's no perfection
			F
Cause in a world of dreams
			G
You're only dreamin'
		F
I want it to be real
		   G
I just can't take it

      C
As I am
	  Em
Take me as I am
	Am               Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
	F
Oh I wish that you could
G             C
Love me as I am

C / Riff 1
You thought you had me tucked inside your pocket
				   Am / Riff 2 - F / Riff 3
You thought you had me under your control
C / Riff 1
You can put my smilin' picture in a locket
				    F / Riff 3
But you can't put a chain around my soul


G                    F
But in a perfect world
			G
There's no perfection
			F
Cause in a world of dreams
			G

You're only dreamin'
			   F                G
Don't try to make me feel that I can't make it


      C
As I am
	  Em
Take me as I am
	Am               Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
	F
Oh I wish that you could
G             C
Love me as I am
      Em
As I am
	Am                Em
Now I'm doin' the best I can
	F
Try to understand
G                 C
And take me as I am

Am   G              F              G 
Ooooooh, in another place and time

Am   G                 F
Ooooooh, I will be the vision in your mind


** (see and of page)
   C, G, C, F, B, G
   C, G, C, F, B, G
   C, G, C, F, B, G

      C
As I am
	   Em
Take me as I am
	Am               Em
Now I'm only flesh and blood
	F
Oh I wish that you could
G             C
Love me as I am
      Em
As I am
	Am               Em
Now I'm doin' the best I can
	F
Try to understand
     G            C
And take me as I am
      Em
As I am
	Am               Em
Now I'm doin' the best I can
	F
Try to understand
     G            C
And take me as I am


=======
Riff 1
e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:---------0--------------0-----| 
D:-0h2-2-3---3-2-0h2--2-3---3-2-| 
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|

repeat a few times, then:

Riff 2 (Am)         Riff 3 (F)
e:---------0-------|---------1-------|
B:-------1---1-----|-------1---1-----|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D:---2-----------2-|---3-----------3-| 
A:-0---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|

The ** part is (as far as I know) played like this:

e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:-5-5-5---------5-5-5---------3--------|
A:-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--1--5-----|
E:--------3-3-3---------1-1-1-----3-----|

Play this three times, and add

A:--5-----|
E:--3-----|

the third time. :-)


source: Vanna
--

The Blackhearts :

Thommy Price 
Tony Bruno 
Kenny Aaronson 
Joan Jett 

Additional Musicians and Contributors:

Ricky Bird, Kathleen Hanna, Donita Sparks, Jennifer Finch,
John Marshall, Mike Howe, Kat Bjelland, Billy Karen,
Jim Vallance, Blake Brocksmith, Arno Hecht, Chuck Kentis, Desmond