I've Gotta Be Me Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Whe[Dm]ther [G]I'[F]m ri[Em]ght,[Dm][Ddim][G][C][G][C]
whether I'm wrong
[Dm]Wheth[G] er I fi[Dm]nd a place in this
world where I'll never [G]be [C]lost
I've got [F]to be me, [Em]I've got to be me
[F]Wha[Em]t else could I b[F]e
[Em]but what I[Am] am[Dm][D]
[G]I want t[C]o live, not merely surv[Dm]ive
An[G]d I w[Dm]on't give up this dream of life
[F]That [G]keeps me [C]alive
I gotta be [F]me
[Em]I gotta be[F] me
[Em]The dream that I s[Dm]ee
Makes me [F]what [G]I am[C][Am][F]
[C]That faraway [G]pride[Em]
[Bm]The [Em]world of suc[Am]cess
It's waiting [Dm]for me
If I heed [G]the [C]call[Am]
[C]I w[Em]on't [C]settle down [F]or settle for less[Em]
As long as there's [Am]half
a chance that I [D]can [Dm]have all
[F]I'll [C]go [F]it alone, [C]that's how[Em] it must[Am] be I ca[Dm]n't[G][Dm]
be right for somebody [F]else if I'm not [G]right [C]for me
I've got [F]to be me, [Em]I've got to be [F]free
[Em]Nev er t[Dm]o try, to [Em]do or[F] to die,
I've [G]got to be [C]me[Dm][Em][F][Em][F][Em][F][Dm]
[C]I want t[Em]o live, o[F]h not [Dm]barely survive
[G]And [Em]I wo[Dm]n't give up this dream of life
that [G]keeps [C]me alive. I gotta be
[F]me. [Em]I've gotta [F]be me.
[Em]The dream that I[G] s[Dm]ee makes
me [F]what [G]I am.[C][F]
[C]That faraway pri[Em]ze.[Bm]
A [Am]world [Em]of suc[Am]cess.
It's waiting [Dm]for me.
If I heed [G]the [C]call,
[Am]I wo[C]n't settle down or[F] settle fo[Dm]r les[Em]s
As long as there's [Am]every chance
that I [D]can [Dm]have it all
[Ebm]I'll go i[Ab]t alone,
[Db]that's how it must be[Ebm]
[Ab]I can't [Ebm]be right for som[Bbaug]ebody
else [Gb]if I'm no[Ab]t right fo[Db]r me
I've got [Gb]to be me,
[Fm]I've [F]got to be [Fm]free[F#][Db]
[Fm]Daring [Db]to try, [Ebm]to do or [Fm]to d[Ebm]ie[Absus4]
[Ab]I've [Db]got t[Ebm]o be m[Ab]e
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