F |G . . . |. . /a /b |C . . . |. /g /a /b |
C F
Why must you always try to make me over
G7 C G7
Take me as I am or let me go
C C7 F
White lilies never grow on stalks of clover
G7 C F C /c-b-a
Take me as I am or let me go.
G7 C
You're tryin' to reshape me in a mold love
D7 F G
In the image of someone you used to know
C /b C7/Bb F
But I won't be a stand-in for an old love
G7 C F C
Take me as I am or let me go. [let me go]
You tried to change me ever since you've met me
Take me as I am or let me go
If you can't overlook my faults, forget me
Take me as I am or let me go.
You're tryin' to reshape me in a mold love
In the image of someone you used to know
But I won't be a stand-in for an old love
Take me as I am or let me go.