One of the finest songs Karen Carpenter ever sang,
here's my take of the piece.
Comments and/or corrections are most welcomed
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Love Me For What I Am
(Carpenters)
F#We (244322@1)fell in love
Ab (xx1114@1)
On the first night that we met
FmTogether (133111@1)we've been happy
Bbm
I have very few regrets
F#The (244322@1)ordinary problems
FmHave (133111@1)not been hard to face
Bbm (x13321@1) F#But (244322@1)lately little changes
Absus4 (xx1124@1) AbHave (xx1114@1)been slowly taking place
FmYou're (133111@1)always finding
Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) G#7sus-Ab7
Something is wrong in what I do
Fm (133111@1) BbmBut (x13321@1)you can't rearrange my life
F# (244322@1) AbBecause (xx1114@1)it pleases you
Chorus:
F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1)F# (244322@1)name="chord_x43121@1">C# AbYou've (xx1114@1)got to love me for what I am
BbmFor (x13321@1)simply being me
F#Don't (244322@1)love me for what you intend
Absus4 (xx1124@1) AbOr (xx1114@1)hope that I will be
FmAnd (133111@1)if you're only using me
C (x32010@1) FmTo (133111@1)feed your fantasy
BbmYou're (x13321@1)really not in love
F#G#sus (244322@1)Ab (xx1114@1) C#So (x43121@1)let me go, I must be free
F#If (244322@1)what you want
AbIsn't (xx1114@1)natural for me
FmI (133111@1)won't pretend to keep you
BbmWhat (x13321@1)I am, I have to be
F#The (244322@1)picture of perfection
FmIs (133111@1)only on your mind
Bbm (x13321@1) F#For (244322@1)all your expectations
G#sus AbLove (xx1114@1)can never be designed
Fm (133111@1) BbmWe (x13321@1)either take each other
F# (244322@1) G#7sus-Ab7
For everything we are
Fm (133111@1) BbmOr (x13321@1)leave the life we've made behind
F# (244322@1) AbAnd (xx1114@1)make another start
(Repeat Chorus)
Coda: (First 4 lines Chorus Chords)
(Repeat last four lines of chorus)
(Repeat last two lines of chorus)
