JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "The Man That Is Me" merupakan lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh Jim Croce pada September 1969.
Lagu tersebut menjadi trek terakhir dari 11 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Jim & Ingrid Croce.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Seek And You Shall Find - Jim Croce
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "The Man That Is Me" dari Jim Croce.
[Intro]
A D A
[Verse 1]
D
I'm a dreamer by nature
G D
And I've always been tryin'
E A
To dream myself out of this world that I'm in
D G D
In my dreams I escape all the troubles around
D
And it hasn't cost a penny
A D A7
For the pleasures I've found
[Chorus]
D
What is the part
G
That I'll play today
A G D
Beggar, a bus'ness man, king for a day?
D
I've played many parts
G
And I'm the first to agree
A D A
That I'm still lookin' round for the man that is me
[Verse 2]
D
I'm a dreamer by nature
G D
And I've always been
D A7 A
Looking for something not there
D
My financial position
G D
Don't bother my dreams
D
'Cause in fairy tale money
A D A
I'm my own millionaire
[Chorus]
D
What is the part
G
That I'll play today
A G D
Beggar, a bus'ness man, king for a day?
D
I've played many parts
G
And I'm the first to agree
A D A
That I'm still lookin' round for the man that is me
[Verse 3]
D
I'm a rich man in dreams
G D
But in real life I've hid
D E A
From the fact that I've got me a wife and a kid
D
If I lose what I've got
G D
Then they lose it too
D A D A
Tell me what in this world's a poor dreamer to do
[Chorus]
D
What is the part
G
That I'll play today
A G D
Beggar, a bus'ness man, king for a day?
D
I've played many parts
G
And I'm the first to agree
A
That I'm still lookin' round for the man that is me