Misc Soundtrack – In Trousers - Love Me For What I Am (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
A       B
I met a man

       Dm
In the can,

 Dm                               A
Wouldn't you know he was going my way?

A               B
We talked till four

          Dm
He talked more

                  A
I was afraid I'd turn and say,
[Chorus]
 A                  D
"Love me for what I am

F#m               Dm
Not what I try to be

 A                 B
Love me for what I am

 D
I am

                    A
Someone imperfectly me."
[Verse 2]
A                B
The lights were low

           Dm
Don't you know

 Dm                  A
He gave me a phony home address,

 A          B
Then after weeks

            Dm
Guess who speaks:

                      A
"Darling" he says and I say "yes,"
[Chorus]
  A                 D
"Love me for what I am

F#m               Dm
Not what I try to be

 A                 B
Love me for what I am

F#m
I am
[Bridge]
  A                   F#m
A person who likes to lie too much

  Dm
I try too much

    A
To impress other people,

D
Often my inferiors.

         A
Could you like a girl like that?

         Dm
Could you like a girl like that?

         F#m                D
Would you hold her in your arms?

         Dm                 A
Could you like a girl like that?

         A                 F#m
Could you like a girl like that?

         F#m                D     Dm
Could you like a girl like that?
[Verse 3]
A         B
We lay in bed,

          Dm
He plays dead

 Dm
I play a game with

           A
Sound and light;

 A            B
Don't need a quiz,

        Dm
I'm all his,

   Dm
"Darling," he says

                       A
"We might survive the night,"
[Chorus]
 A                Dm
Love me for what I am

 F#m              D
Not what I try to be

 A                 B
Love me for what I am

 Dm
I am

 N.C.               A
Someone imperfectly me...