I Am That I Am Chords by Peter Tosh

Tempo:
146 bpm
Chords used:

B

G#m

E

C#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Tosh - I Am That I Am (1977) chords
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[C#m] [G#m] [A]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[G#m] [E]
[C#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[B] [E]
[F#m] I'm not [G#m] in this world [A] to live up to your [G#m]
expectations
[F#m] Neither [G#m] are you here to live [B] up to mine
[F#m] [G#m] I don't owe no [A] one no [B]
obligation
[F#m] No [G#m] one owe me none so everything [B] is fine
[C#m] I said I am, I [A] am, I am, [E] I am, I am
I [C#m] am, I [B] [F#m] am, I am, [G#m] I am, [E] I am
I [B] am, I [F#m] am, I [G#m] am, I [E] am, I am
[C#m] I [B] am, I am, I am, I am, I am
[A]
[B] [E]
[F#m] Don't [G#m]
underestimate [A] [B] my ability
[F#m] [G#m]
Don't define my [B] character
[F#m] [G#m] Don't believe [A] my [B]
authority
[F#m] It's [G#m] time you [A] recognized my [B] quality
I [C#m] said I am, [B] I [D] [E] am, I am, I am, [C#m] I [B] am
[A] I [E] am, I am, I am, I am, I am
I [C#m] said I [B] am, I [D] am, I [G#m] am, I am, I [E] am
[C#m]
I [B] am, I [A] am, [G#m] [E]
[F#m]
I am
[G#m] Learn to love, [F#m] to [B] love your brother
[F#m]
[G#m] Don't convict your [B] neighbor.
[F#m]
Free [G#m] from the city.
[A] It's [B] getting shitty.
[F#m]
[G#m] It is full of
[A] antiquity.
[B]
I [E] said I am, I [F#m] am, I [B] am, I [E] am, I am.
[C#m] I am, [B] [A] I [G#m] am, I am, [E] I am.
[C#m] I [B] am, I [A] am, I [G#m] am, I [E] am, I am.
[C#m] I am the [G#m] rock of [A] ages, you [B] cannot move [E] I at all.
I am the son of lightning, [A] you cannot [G#m] move I [E] at all.
[C#m] [B] Son of [A] Jacob, cannot [G#m] be [E] moved at all.
I [C#m] am the son [G#m] of Moses, [D] you [G#m] can't move I at all.
[E]
[C#m] I am the son of David, you cannot [B] move [E] I at all.
[C#m] I am the quorum [G#m] like Don, [A] you cannot [E] move I at all.
[G#m]
[C#m] The God of the dead, [B] [A] you cannot [E] move I at all.
The God of the poor [G#m] and the [A] feeble, you cannot [E] move I at all.
[C#m]
[E] The God of the triumphant, [F#m] you cannot [E] move I at [C#m] all.
The God of the childless, you cannot [E] move I at all.
[C#m] The God of the come [G#m] with [F#m] his end, you cannot [B] move [E] I at all.
[C#m] The God of the come with [G#m] his [A] end, [B] you cannot move I at all.
[E] [C#m] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
C#m
13421114
A
1231
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Peter Tosh - I Am That I Am chords, with this master sequence: F#m, G#m, E, C#m, B, A, B, E, A, B and F#m. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 146. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ I'm not [G#m] in this world [A] to live up to your [G#m] _
expectations
_ [F#m] _ _ Neither [G#m] are you here to live [B] up to _ mine _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] I don't owe no [A] one no [B] _
_ obligation
_ [F#m] _ No [G#m] one owe me none so everything [B] is fine _
_ _ [C#m] I said I am, I [A] am, I am, [E] I am, I am
I [C#m] _ _ _ _ am, I [B] [F#m] am, I am, [G#m] I am, [E] I am _ _
_ _ _ I [B] am, I [F#m] am, I [G#m] am, I [E] am, I am _
_ _ _ [C#m] I [B] am, I am, I am, I am, I am
[A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ Don't [G#m] _
underestimate _ [A] _ _ _ [B] my _ ability
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m]
Don't define my [B] character _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] Don't believe _ _ [A] _ my [B] _
_ authority
[F#m] _ _ It's [G#m] time you _ [A] recognized my [B] quality _
_ _ _ _ _ I [C#m] said I am, [B] I _ [D] _ _ [E] _ am, I am, I am, _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I [B] am
_ [A] I [E] am, I am, _ I am, _ I am, I am
I [C#m] said I [B] am, I [D] am, I [G#m] am, I am, I _ [E] am
_ _ _ [C#m]
I [B] am, I [A] am, _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
I am
[G#m] Learn to _ love, [F#m] _ to [B] love your _ brother
[F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] Don't convict your _ _ [B] neighbor.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ Free [G#m] from the city. _
[A] _ It's [B] getting shitty.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] It is full of _
[A] _ antiquity.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ I [E] said I am, I [F#m] am, I [B] am, I [E] am, I am. _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ I am, [B] [A] I [G#m] am, I am, [E] I am. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] I [B] am, I [A] am, I [G#m] am, I [E] am, I am. _ _
_ _ [C#m] I am the [G#m] rock of [A] ages, you [B] cannot move [E] I at all. _
_ I am the son of lightning, [A] you cannot [G#m] move I [E] at all. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] Son of [A] Jacob, cannot [G#m] be [E] moved at all. _ _
_ I [C#m] am the son [G#m] of Moses, [D] you [G#m] can't move I at all.
[E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] I am the son of David, you cannot [B] move [E] I at all. _ _
_ _ [C#m] I am the quorum [G#m] like Don, [A] you cannot [E] move I at all.
_ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C#m] The God of the dead, [B] _ [A] you cannot [E] move I at all. _ _
_ _ The God of the poor [G#m] and the [A] feeble, you cannot [E] move I at all.
[C#m] _
_ _ [E] The God of the triumphant, _ [F#m] you cannot [E] move I at [C#m] all. _
_ _ The God of the childless, _ you cannot [E] move I at _ _ all.
_ [C#m] The God of the come [G#m] with [F#m] his end, you cannot [B] move [E] I at all. _
_ _ [C#m] The God of the come with [G#m] his [A] end, [B] you cannot move I at all.
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This song was composed by Peter Tosh.

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