Jim Croce - I am what i am

I j^Eust can't sing to any man the ^Fsong he ^Gwants to ^Chear And I k^Fnow that some won't ^Glike me Others ^Ctry to be my f^Amriend But^F I'm all of me and that's ^Gall that I ^Cam

And if l^Eife is for the living Then wh^Fy can't ^Gmen be rea^Cl 'Stead of h^Fidin' in their ^Ccostumes? ^FForgettin' how to f^Eeel ^FForgettin' ho^Gw to f^Ceel

We s^Ctill live in a time when manners c^Fover w^Ghat is r^Ceal There's a ^Ebasic fact of life that the ^Ftimes ca^Gnnot con^Cceal That if ^Fsome are mas^Gqueraders Others l^Cive in their ^Amfacade ^FBut I'm what I am, I cannot ^Gbe what I am n^Cot

And if l^Eife is for the living Then wh^Fy can't ^Gmen be rea^Cl 'Stead of h^Fidin' in their ^Ccostumes? ^FForgettin' how to f^Eeel ^FForgettin' ho^Gw to f^Ceel

I m^Cay be too honest and of^Ffend those ^Gwho p^Cretend I don't ^Eclaim I'm always right, that I'm ^Fevery^Gbody's ^Cfriend Per^Fhaps for them it's ^Geasier to b^Ce what t^Ghey are^Am not ^FBut I'm what I am And I j^Gust can't play that p^Cart

And if l^Eife is for the living Then wh^Fy can't ^Gmen be rea^Cl 'Stead of h^Fidin' in their ^Ccostumes? ^FForgettin' how to f^Eeel ^FForgettin' ho^Gw to f^Ceel