Yes I Am

Words & Music:

Melissa Etheridge

 

INTRO VAMP:  G    | F C G

 

G                                    F C G

In these day and these hours of fury.

G                                     F C G

When the darkness and answers are thin,

G                                    F C G

Lovers come and check out in a hurry;

G                       F C Em

Shallow and hollow again.

C7

Come lay your body beside me, to dream, to sleep with the lamb.

       Em                         C

To the question your eyes seem to send:

          Em                          C

"Am I your passion, your promise, your end?"

 

CHORUS:

          G
   C
          G
          C

I say, "I am.
 Yes, I am.  Yes, I am.  Yes, I am,

          G             D             C9    G

I am your passion, your promise, your end.  Yes, I am."

 

Barring divine intervention, there is nothing between you and I.

And if I carelessly forgot to mention:

Your body, your power can sanctify.

Come feed your hunger, your thirst; lay it down, the beast will die.

You can question my heart once again:

"Am I your passion, your promise, your end?"

 

CHORUS:

 

INSTRUMENTAL OVER:  C7     | Em  C  Em  C  |  G  D  C9  | G [to intro]

 

I will stand firm in the tempest; I will ride Destiny's trail.

To believe when the truth comes up empty.

To hold and respect without fail.

Come and be one in the motion; a desire they cannot comprehend

Never to question again - for I am your passion, your promise, your...

 

CHORUS:  [vocal improv over G to C vamp]

 

OUTRO:  D  C9  G

 





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