October 1956 Single B side RCA 47-6643 Love Me Tender / Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
Any way you want me
[G]I'll be a strong as a [Em]mountain,
Or [C]weak as a [D7]willow [G]tree,
[G]Any[G7]way you [C]want me[C#dim7],
[G]That's how [D7]I will [G]be.
[G]I'll be a tame as a [Em]baby,
Or [C]wild as the [D7]raging [G]sea,
[G]Any[G7]way you [C]want me,[C#dim7]
[G]That's how [D7]I will [G]be.
[C]In your hand my [G]heart is clay,
To [C]take a mold as you [G]may.
[A7]I'm what you make me, you've [A7]only to take me,
And [A7]in your arms I will [D7]stay.
[G]I'll be a fool or a [Em]wise man,
My [C]darling you [D7]hold the [G]key,
Yes, [G]any[G7]way you [C]want me,[C#dim7]
[G]That's how [D7]I will [G]be,
[C]I will [G]be.
(Orig. = Capo 3)
Version 2
CHORDS USED (Played quietly, in triplets, and upstrokes)
Am D E F G Dm Bm
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INTRO
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VERSE 1
Am
I'll be as strong as a mountain.
D E Am
Or weak as a willow tree.
CHORUS
D F D E Am
Any way you want me, well that's how I will be.
VERSE 2 (same chords)
I'll be as tame as a baby.
Or weak as a willow tree.
CHORUS (same chords)
Any way you want me, well that's how I will be.
BRIDGE
Am
In your hands, my heart is clay.
To take and hold as you may.
D
I'm what you make me, you've only to take me.
E Em
And in your arms I will stay.
VERSE 3
G Dm
I'll be a fool or a wise man.
Cm Dm G
My darlin' you hold the key.
CHORUS
G F G F
Yes, any way you want me, that's how I will be.
G
I will be.