I Am… I Said
Recorded by Neil Diamond
Album: Stones (1971)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro)
|(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |

(Intro)
| G C | G C |  x3
 
(Verse 1)
(G)L.A.’s fine, the sun shines, most of the time
(C) And the feeling is laid back
(D)Palm trees grow and rents are low
But you (D)know, I keep thinking about, (G) making my way back
 
(Verse 2)
Well, I'm (G)New York City born and raised
(G) But nowadays I'm (G7)lost between two (C) shores
(D)L.A.'s fine but it (D7)ain't home, 
(D)New York's home but it (D7)ain't mine no (G)more. 
 
(Chorus)
(G)I am, I said, to no one there (C)
And no (C)one heard at all, not even the (G)chair
I am, I cried, (G) I am, said (C)I
(C) And I am lost and I can’t even say why (G)
(D) leaving me (G)lonely still / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |
 
(Verse 3)
Did you (G)ever hear about the frog who dreamed of
(C) being a king...and then became one?
Well, ex-(D)cept for the names and a few other changes
(D)If you talk about me, (G) the story's the same one
 
(Verse 4)
But I (G) got an emptiness deep inside, and I tried
(G) but it won't let me go (C)
And (D)I'm not a man who likes to swear
But (D)I've never cared for the sound of being a-(G)lone
 
(Chorus)
(G)I am, I said, to no one there (C)
(C) And no one heard at all, not even the chair (G)
(D) I am, I cried, (G) I am, said I (C)
(C) And I am lost and I can’t even say why (G)
 
(Outro.)
I am, I said, (G)
I am, I (C) cried, I am - - - - -