One of the finest songs Karen Carpenter ever sang,
here's my take of the piece.
Comments and/or corrections are most welcomed
Love Me For What I Am
(Carpenters)
F#
We fell in love
G#
On the first night that we met
Fm
Together we've been happy
Bbm
I have very few regrets
F#
The ordinary problems
Fm
Have not been hard to face
Bbm F#
But lately little changes
G#sus4 G#
Have been slowly taking place
Fm
You're always finding
Bbm F# G#7sus-G#7
Something is wrong in what I do
Fm Bbm
But you can't rearrange my life
F# G#
Because it pleases you
Chorus:
F# G# F# C# G#
You've got to love me for what I am
Bbm
For simply being me
F#
Don't love me for what you intend
G#sus4 G#
Or hope that I will be
Fm
And if you're only using me
C Fm
To feed your fantasy
Bbm
You're really not in love
F# G#sus G# C#
So let me go, I must be free
F#
If what you want
G#
Isn't natural for me
Fm
I won't pretend to keep you
Bbm
What I am, I have to be
F#
The picture of perfection
Fm
Is only on your mind
Bbm F#
For all your expectations
G#sus G#
Love can never be designed
Fm Bbm
We either take each other
F# G#7sus-G#7
For everything we are
Fm Bbm
Or leave the life we've made behind
F# G#
And make another start
(Repeat Chorus)
Coda: (First 4 lines Chorus Chords)
(Repeat last four lines of chorus)
(Repeat last two lines of chorus)
Popular Carpenters tabs and chords
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