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Say I Am

Tommy James And Shondells

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Utterly contentless song, but I had only been playing for a few months when
it came out and I did learn a lot about key changes figuring it out.  -- AWR


                         "Say I Am (What I Am)"
                            (George Tomsco)

Intro:

	[4X: w/guitar and cymbal; bass enters 2nd time; drums enter 3rd]

	F#       B         C#      B
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-/-----/-/-/---/-|-/-----/-/-/---/--
	   (ooh     ahh       ooh     ahh)

Verse:

	           F#            B     C#             B
	If you're lookin' for a lovin' man, a lovin' man
	           F#  B  C#  B
	Say, say I am
	           F#            B     C#             B
	If you're lookin' for a huggin' man, a huggin' man
	           F#  B  C#  B
	Say, say I am
	           F#            B     C#             B
	If you're lookin' for a kissin' man, a kissin' man
	           F#  B  C#  B
	Say, say I am
	                  F#            B     C#             B
	Well, if you're lookin' for a dancin' man, a dancin' man
	           F#  B  C#  B
	Say, say I am

Chorus:

	B  E      B  E
	     Whoa... yeah
	  B             E
	(Shake it baby, up) Come on now
	  B             E
	(Shake it baby, up) Come on now
	  B             E
	(Shake it baby, up) Come on now
	  B             E
	(Shake it baby, up) Come on now

	 C#             F#
	(Shake it baby, up) Whoa, yeah
	 C#             F#
	(Shake it baby, up) Look out
	 C#             F#
	(Shake it baby, up) Come on now
	 C#             F#
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Come on now

	 D#             G#
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Come on now
	 D#             G#
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Yeah, come on now
	 D#             G#
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Come on now
	 D#             G#
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake)
	    (G#)  G
	[1: Hey!    ]    [2: Come on now]

[repeat intro chords w/full band (2X)]

[repeat verse]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

	  F             Bb
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Come on now   [4X]

	  G              C
	(Shake, shake, shake, shake) Come on now   [4X; fade 3rd time]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers