When You Are Who You Are Chords by Gil Scott-Heron

Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

Gm

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott-Heron - When You Are Who You Are chords
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[Am] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Am] You always go [Gm] out of your way to [Am] impress me.
[Gm]
[Am] Don't you know by [Gm] now, ain't no need to [Am] impress me.
[Eb]
[Bb] I'm impressed [C] every time you smile.
[Am] When I feel like you [D] mean to smile.
You can [Gm] [Am] be so [Bb] very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Am] Every morning when [Gm] you wake up, you put [F] on a new disguise.
[Gm] [Dm] How long did [Gm] you think it would take me [Am] to realize?
[Eb] [Bb] Girl, the things [Am] you were ain't real.
[Gb] You [D] never tell me just how [C] you feel.
Girl, [Gm] you can be [Am] so [Bb] very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Am] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb] People [Am] never seem [Gm] to want to be [F] themselves.
[Cm] [Bb] So they end [Am] up running in circles, [Gm] confused.
Just [Eb] confused.
Just like [Gm] everyone else.
Come on, Don Quirto.
[F] [Dm]
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [D]
[Ab] [F]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
[C] [D] [G] [F]
[G] [Dm] [Gm] [Am]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Am] Every morning [Gm] when you wake up, you put [Am] on a new [F] disguise.
[Bb] [F] [Am] Just how long did [Eb] you think it would take me [Am] to realize?
Girl,
[Gm] [Bb] the things [Am] you were ain't real.
[D] You never tell me just how you feel.
When [Gm] you can be [Am] so [Bb] very [F] beautiful when you are who you are.
[Bb] Yeah, when you [F] are who you are.
[Bb] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
[Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you [F] are who you are.
Yeah.
[Bb] When you are who you are.
Get it, get it, get it, get it, get [Am] it, get it, get it.
[Fm] Oh, when you are who you [Am] are.
Yeah.
[Gm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
Yeah.
[Eb] [Gm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
[Am] [Gm] Oh, when you are [F] who you are.
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [Gm]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Am
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron - (Sampler) When You Are Who You Are chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, F, Eb, Gm, Eb, Bb, Gm, F and Am. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 63 BPM and then match the original tempo of 127 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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

Facts about this song

This song, written by Brian Jackson and Gil Scott‐Heron, is featured on the album The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters.

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