Chords for As I Am, by Heather Dale - retold in American Sign Language

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_ [Bb] I _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] suppose that I [Bb] look different _ [Gm] without the robes [F] and crown.
_ [Eb] I come to stay [Bb] before you with [Gm] no riches, [F] no renown.
_ [Eb] For here I am [Bb] no leader, _ [Gm] I am just a [F] humble man.
[Bb] And I only ask [Gm] you take me, [Eb] take [F] me [Bb] as I am. _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm not looking for [Bb] perfection, _ [Gm] I'm not offering [F] a saint. _
[Eb] I'm not looking [Bb] for a pretty _ [Gm] bird to put in some [F] restraint. _
[Eb] The only thing [Bb] I want is that [Gm] you love me, [F] if you can.
[Bb] And I only ask [Gm] you take me, [Eb] you take [F] me [Bb] as I am.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I offer you [F] a look inside, [Eb] I offer you [Bb] that trust.
[Gm] I need your strength [F] to help me fight [Eb] the battles that [F] _ I'm lost.
[Eb] I need you [Bb] to remind me of [Gm] the light we bear [F] within.
_ [Gm] And things longer life [F] than struggle, _ [Bb] and the things we [C] seek to win.
And [Eb] don't take me out [Bb] of duty, _ _ [Gm] don't take me out [F] of pride.
[Eb] Just take me, [Bb] if the man you [Gm] see is one you'd stand [F] beside.
_ _ [Eb] I'm offering [Bb] an open heart, [Gm] I'm asking [F] for your hand. _ _ _
[Bb] And I only ask [Gm] you take _
_ [Eb] _ me, [Cm] you take [F] me as [Gm] I am.
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[F] You take me as [Bb] I am. _
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Hi, I'm Heather Dale. _ _ _
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_ [F] This is part of a 25-episode video series.
_ I wrote and sang all of the audible songs.
and I asked [Ab] five culturally deaf [F] storytellers
to retell the same stories, but in their own way,
and using their own language.
_ _ [Bb] Please share these videos,
feel free [Bb] to make your own versions,
and don't forget to subscribe to my channel. _
_ _ [N] You can buy my music at [Eb] iTunes,
and also on my website, heatherdale.com.
_ _ [F] _ _ This series was made [Am] possible [E] with the support of the OMDC.
[Eb] _ Enjoy.
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