I Am I Said

Someone requested this; it's just off the top -- there may be mistakes;

I Am I Said

by Neil Diamond

First four lines are spoken, next two sung:

LA's fine, the sun shines, most 'the time

And the feeling is laid back

Palm trees grow and rents are low but-I-gotta-feeling-like-I-gotta-start

Making my way back

I'm New York City born and raised but nowadays I'm lost between two shores.

LA's fine but it ain't home and New York's home but it ain't mine no more.

I am I said

To noone there

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And noone heard at all, not even the chair

I am I cried

I am said I

D D7 D-C-G D

And I am lost and I don't even know why

(tacit) Leaving me lonely still

Verse 2:

Did-you-ever-hear-about-the-frog-who-dreamed-about-being-a-king

And suddenly became one?

Well, except for the names and a few other changes

My story's the same one

But I have an emptiness deep inside so strong it won't let me go

And I'm not a man who likes to swear but I've never cared for the sound

of being alone.

Chorus.

Tom Jones

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