Chords for BILLY JOE ROYAL - I've Got to Be Somebody (1965) HQ Stereo!
Tempo:
111.55 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Fm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[F] I [C] never had a reason for ambition [C] or drive.
[F] In fact, I never had anybody [F] that cared if I'm [C]
alive.
[F] [C] But then one day she came my [E] way, and I heard a voice within me [F] say,
Don't let her get away, whatever you [Fm] do.
[C] But I never thought that this [F] could be, [C] that she would ever look at [Fm] me.
She [Dm] is sweet, [G] and that's why [C] I've got to [Am] be somebody.
[F]
There's a reason [G] to be, I've got [Am] to be.
[Em] I [C]
grew up on the [F] sidewalks, got along the [C] best I could.
[F] [C]
Mama worked all day [F] long, and Papa [G] was no good.
[F] [C]
I've been rich [E] before, but here I am at Heaven's door.
[F] So help me please, don't let her pass [Fm] me by.
[C]
I'd rather die than [F] see [C] her love turn into [F] sympathy [Dm] for me.
[G] That's why I [C]
[Am]
want to be [F] somebody.
There's a reason [G] to be.
[N]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[F] I [C] never had a reason for ambition [C] or drive.
[F] In fact, I never had anybody [F] that cared if I'm [C]
alive.
[F] [C] But then one day she came my [E] way, and I heard a voice within me [F] say,
Don't let her get away, whatever you [Fm] do.
[C] But I never thought that this [F] could be, [C] that she would ever look at [Fm] me.
She [Dm] is sweet, [G] and that's why [C] I've got to [Am] be somebody.
[F]
There's a reason [G] to be, I've got [Am] to be.
[Em] I [C]
grew up on the [F] sidewalks, got along the [C] best I could.
[F] [C]
Mama worked all day [F] long, and Papa [G] was no good.
[F] [C]
I've been rich [E] before, but here I am at Heaven's door.
[F] So help me please, don't let her pass [Fm] me by.
[C]
I'd rather die than [F] see [C] her love turn into [F] sympathy [Dm] for me.
[G] That's why I [C]
[Am]
want to be [F] somebody.
There's a reason [G] to be.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ I [C] never had a reason _ for ambition [C] or drive.
_ _ [F] _ _ In fact, I never had anybody _ [F] _ that cared if I'm [C]
alive.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] But then one day she came my [E] way, and I heard a voice within me [F] say,
Don't let her get away, whatever you [Fm] do.
[C] But I never thought that this [F] could be, _ [C] that she would ever look at [Fm] me.
She [Dm] is sweet, _ [G] _ and that's why [C] I've _ _ _ _ _ got to [Am] be somebody.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ There's a reason [G] to be, _ _ I've got _ [Am] to be.
_ _ [Em] I _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ grew up on the [F] sidewalks, got along the [C] best I _ could.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C]
Mama worked all day [F] long, and Papa [G] was no _ good.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ I've been rich [E] before, but here I am at Heaven's door.
[F] So help me please, don't let her pass [Fm] me by.
_ _ [C]
I'd rather die than [F] see _ [C] her love turn into [F] sympathy _ _ [Dm] for _ me.
[G] _ That's why I [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
want to be _ _ [F] somebody. _
_ _ There's a reason [G] to be.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ I [C] never had a reason _ for ambition [C] or drive.
_ _ [F] _ _ In fact, I never had anybody _ [F] _ that cared if I'm [C]
alive.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] But then one day she came my [E] way, and I heard a voice within me [F] say,
Don't let her get away, whatever you [Fm] do.
[C] But I never thought that this [F] could be, _ [C] that she would ever look at [Fm] me.
She [Dm] is sweet, _ [G] _ and that's why [C] I've _ _ _ _ _ got to [Am] be somebody.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ There's a reason [G] to be, _ _ I've got _ [Am] to be.
_ _ [Em] I _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ grew up on the [F] sidewalks, got along the [C] best I _ could.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C]
Mama worked all day [F] long, and Papa [G] was no _ good.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ I've been rich [E] before, but here I am at Heaven's door.
[F] So help me please, don't let her pass [Fm] me by.
_ _ [C]
I'd rather die than [F] see _ [C] her love turn into [F] sympathy _ _ [Dm] for _ me.
[G] _ That's why I [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
want to be _ _ [F] somebody. _
_ _ There's a reason [G] to be.
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