Take Me As I Am(Chords)

	        
Verse 1:
  E           C# 
This is no escape 
E              A    E 
This is no surrender 
E 
My dear 
E             A 
This is my parade 
E             A 
My happy ever after 
        E                B 
But only if you're here   
B                    A 
When I'm lost and broken 


A          C#m 
Take me as I am 
                    A 
Right here where I stand 
              E             B 
Open up your arms and let me in 
           C#m 
Out here on my own 
                 A 
I know I'm not alone 
                E 
Let me in your heart 
                  B 
Right where you stand 
             A 
Take me as I am 


Verse 2:
E                  C#m 
We can take tonight 
                   A 
And make it last forever 
        E 
If you dare 
                 C#m 
Ooh, we can run away 
                  A 
Take the world together 
             E       B 
Only if you care             
B                    A 
With these words unspoken 


A          C#m 
Take me as I am 
                    A 
Right here where I stand 
              E             B 
Open up your arms and let me in 
           C#m 
Out here on my own 
                 A 
I know I'm not alone 
                E 
Let me in your heart 
                  B 
Right where you stand 
             A 
Take me as I am 
A                G#m 
Give a second chance 
               G 
We can take tomorrow 
                        B 
Make it better, you and me 
B                 A 
Give me one more try 
A               G#m 
Before we say goodbye 
       Em      A    G 
Right here in this moment, here forever 
     B 
Everyday 


E           C#m 
Take me as I am 
                     B 
Right here where I stand 
              A 
Open up your arms 
A          C#m 
Take me as I am 
C#m                 A 
Right here where I stand 
A             E                B 
Open up your arms and let me in 
B              C#m 
Out here on my own 
                 A 
I know I'm not alone 
                E 
Let me in your heart 
                  B 
Right where you stand 
B          C#m  A 
Take me as I am 
A            E  B 
Take me as I am 
B           C#m A 
Take me as I am 
A            E  B 
Take me as I am 
B            A  Am 
Take me as I am 

	        

Written by Martin H Frederiksen, Scott Christopher Stevens, David Cook