| D | D | F# | F# | |
| And | if you don't li | ke it get with so | mebody e | lse |
| F | F | C | C | |
| I'll never ch | ange my w | ays, i | t's not a ph | ase |
| F | F | D | D | |
| Th | is is how it | is and this is h | ow it's gonna s | tay |
| E | E | G | G | |
| Because I | am what I a | m, I kn | ow what I'm n | ot |
| D | D | F# | F# | |
| I'm | not the type of g | uy that doesn't k | now what good he's | got |
| F | F | C | C | |
| And I w | on't back do | wn, w | on't come aro | und |
| F | F | D | D | |
| Sa | ying that I cha | nged that's just not h | ow it's going d | own |
| Chorus: G D C |
| And I know (I know I know) |
| G | C | D | |
| wherever I g | o (I | go I | go) |
| C | D | G | |
| I know where I s | ta--- | nd, I am what I | am |
| G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | |
| Hey | Hey | I am what I a | m | Hey | Hey |
| verse 2: E E G G |
| I am what I am, what can I say, |
| D | D | F# | F# | |
| I'm go | nna be this w | ay right up unt | il my dying d | ay |
| F | F | C | C | |
| Because that's h | ow it g | oes h | ead to my t | oes |
| F | F | D | D | |
| And | if it doesn't s | how well I just h | ad to let you k | now |
| E | E | G | G | |
| Because I | am what I a | m, and n | obody e | lse |
| D | D | F# | F# | |
| And | if you've got a pr | oblem better t | ake it somewhere e | lse |
| F | F | C | C | |
| Because I c | an't turn ba | ck, I | 'm right on tr | ack |
| F | F | D | D | |
| And | if you think you k | now well then you be | tter check your f | acts |
| Chorus: G D C |
| And I know (I know I know) |
| G | C | D | |
| wherever I g | o (I | go I | go) |
| C | D | G | |
| I know where I s | ta--- | nd, I am what I | am |
| G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | |
| Hey | Hey | I am what I a | m | Hey | Hey |
| Bridge: C G C |
| Oh can't you see, I'm just being me |
| D | |
| I can't be y | ou and I don't wanna be |
| C | G | C | |
| Don't try to | get inside my h | ead |
| C | C | C | C | C | |
| 'Cuz what you s | ee | is w | hat y | ou g | et |
| EE | GG | DD | F#F# | FF | CC | FF | DD |
| verse 3: E E G G |
| I am what I am, I can't help myself |
| D | D | F# | F# | |
| And | if you don't l | ike it get with s | omebody e | lse |
| F | F | C | C | |
| I'll never ch | ange my w | ays, i | t's not a ph | ase |
| F | F | D | D | |
| Th | is is how it | is right up unt | il my dying d | ay |
| Chorus: G D C |
| And I know (I know I know) |
| G | C | D | |
| wherever I g | o (I | go I | go) |
| C | D | G | |
| I know where I s | ta--- | nd, I am what I | am |
| G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | |
| Hey | Hey | I am what I a | m | Hey | Hey |
| G | C | G | C | G | C | D | C | G | C | |
| I am what I a | m | Hey | Hey | I am what I a | m |
| G | C | G | C | D | C | G | |
| Hey | Hey | I am what I | am |
| end on G |