JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - William James Adams Jr., atau lebih dikenal dengan nama will.i.am, adalah leader grup Black Eyed Peas.
Sebagai produser, ia telah bekerja sama dengan berbagai penyanyi terkenal seperti Usher, Lady Gaga, dan Justin Bieber.
"What I Am" adalah lagu yang dibawakannya untuk program televisi anak-anak, Sesame Street.
Lagu tersebut berhasil mendapatkan penghargaan di ajang Daytime Emmy Awards untuk kategori Best Original Song pada 2011.
Baca juga: CL Eks 2NE1 dan The Black Eyed Peas Akan Merilis Singel Kolaborasi
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "What I Am" oleh will.i.am.
[Verse 1]
A E
If what I am is what's in me,
A E
Then I'll stay strong - that's who I'll be.
A E
And I will always be the best "me" that I can be.
A E
There's only one me, I am it.
A E
I have a dream - I'll follow it.
A E
It's up to me to try.
[Chorus 1]
A
Oh!
D
I'm gonna keep my head up high. (High!)
A
Keep on reaching high. (High!)
Never gonna quit,
E A
I'll be getting stronger.
D
And nothing's gonna bring me down. (No!)
A
Never gonna stop, gotta go.
Because I know,
E A
I'll keep getting stronger.
[Bridge 1]
E
And what I am is thoughtful!
A
what I am is musical!
E
what I am is smart!
A
and what I am is brave!
E
What I am is helpful!
A
What I am is special!
There's nothing I can't achieve,
Because in myself I believe in?
A
Oh!
[Chorus 2]
D
I'm gonna keep my head up high. (High!)
A
Keep on reaching high. (High!)
Never gonna quit,
E A
I'll be getting stronger.
D
And nothing's gonna bring us down. (No!)
A
Never gonna stop, gotta go.