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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Gil Scott-Heron - When You Are Who You Are (Official Audio) chords
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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]
Key:  
F
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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Am
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F
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Eb
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Bb
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron - (Sampler) When You Are Who You Are chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bb, F, Eb, F and Bb of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 127. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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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] _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters, written by Brian Jackson and Gil Scott‐Heron, this one stands out.

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