Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - When You Are Who You Are (Official Audio)
Tempo:
126.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
Bb
Gm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gm] [F] [Eb]
[F] You always [Eb] go out of your way to [F] impress me.
[Eb]
[F] Don't you know [Eb] by now, [Gm] ain't no need [F] to impress me.
[Eb]
[Bb] I'm impressed every [Am] time you smile.
[D] When I feel like you mean to smile.
You [Gm] can be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[F] Every morning [Eb] when you wake up, you put on [F] a new disguise.
[Eb]
[F] How long [Eb] did you think it would take [F] me to realize?
[Eb]
[Bb] Girl, the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] Girl, you can [Am] be so very [G] beautiful when you are [F] who you are.
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] People never seem [Gm] to want to be [Cm] themselves.
[Bb] So they end [Am] up running in circles, [Dm] confused.
Yes, [Eb] confused.
Just like [G] everyone else.
Come on, Norberto.
[F]
[Fm] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Gm] [Am]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] Every morning when [Eb] you wake up, you put [F] on a new disguise.
[Bb] [F] Just how long did you think it would take me to realize?
[Eb]
[Bb] That the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] When you could be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
[Dm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
Oh, when you are [F] who you are. Yeah.
[C]
When you are who you are.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
[Ab] Get it.
Get it.
[C]
[Eb] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, when you are who [F] you are.
Yeah.
[Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [D]
[N]
[F] You always [Eb] go out of your way to [F] impress me.
[Eb]
[F] Don't you know [Eb] by now, [Gm] ain't no need [F] to impress me.
[Eb]
[Bb] I'm impressed every [Am] time you smile.
[D] When I feel like you mean to smile.
You [Gm] can be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[F] Every morning [Eb] when you wake up, you put on [F] a new disguise.
[Eb]
[F] How long [Eb] did you think it would take [F] me to realize?
[Eb]
[Bb] Girl, the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] Girl, you can [Am] be so very [G] beautiful when you are [F] who you are.
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] People never seem [Gm] to want to be [Cm] themselves.
[Bb] So they end [Am] up running in circles, [Dm] confused.
Yes, [Eb] confused.
Just like [G] everyone else.
Come on, Norberto.
[F]
[Fm] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Gm] [Am]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] Every morning when [Eb] you wake up, you put [F] on a new disguise.
[Bb] [F] Just how long did you think it would take me to realize?
[Eb]
[Bb] That the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] When you could be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
[Dm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
Oh, when you are [F] who you are. Yeah.
[C]
When you are who you are.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
[Ab] Get it.
Get it.
[C]
[Eb] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, when you are who [F] you are.
Yeah.
[Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [D]
[N]
Key:
F
Eb
Bb
Gm
Am
F
Eb
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ You always [Eb] go out of your way to [F] impress me.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Don't you know [Eb] by now, [Gm] ain't no need [F] to impress me.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I'm impressed every [Am] time you smile.
_ [D] When I feel like you mean to smile.
You [Gm] can be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Every morning [Eb] when you wake up, you put on [F] a new disguise.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ How long [Eb] did you think it would take [F] me to realize?
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Girl, the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] Girl, you can [Am] be so very [G] beautiful when you are [F] who you are.
_ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ People never seem _ [Gm] to want to be _ [Cm] themselves.
_ _ [Bb] So they end [Am] up running in circles, [Dm] confused. _ _
_ _ Yes, [Eb] confused. _ _
Just like [G] everyone else. _
Come on, Norberto.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Every morning when [Eb] you wake up, you put [F] on a new disguise. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ Just how long did you think it would take me to realize?
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ That the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] _ You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] When you could be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
_ _ [Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] _
[Dm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
Oh, when you are [F] who you are. Yeah.
[C] _
When you are who you are.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
[Ab] Get it.
Get it.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, when you are who [F] you are.
Yeah.
_ [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
_ [Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ You always [Eb] go out of your way to [F] impress me.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Don't you know [Eb] by now, [Gm] ain't no need [F] to impress me.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I'm impressed every [Am] time you smile.
_ [D] When I feel like you mean to smile.
You [Gm] can be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Every morning [Eb] when you wake up, you put on [F] a new disguise.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ How long [Eb] did you think it would take [F] me to realize?
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Girl, the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] Girl, you can [Am] be so very [G] beautiful when you are [F] who you are.
_ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ People never seem _ [Gm] to want to be _ [Cm] themselves.
_ _ [Bb] So they end [Am] up running in circles, [Dm] confused. _ _
_ _ Yes, [Eb] confused. _ _
Just like [G] everyone else. _
Come on, Norberto.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Every morning when [Eb] you wake up, you put [F] on a new disguise. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ Just how long did you think it would take me to realize?
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ That the [Am] things you were ain't real.
[D] _ You never tell me just how you feel.
[Gm] When you could be [Am] so very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
_ _ [Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] _
[Dm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb]
Oh, when you are [F] who you are. Yeah.
[C] _
When you are who you are.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
Get it.
[Ab] Get it.
Get it.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, when you are who [F] you are.
Yeah.
_ [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
_ [Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _