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 /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.