Chords for I've Gotta Be Me

Tempo:
114.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Em

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I've Gotta Be Me chords
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[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] Whether I'm right, whether [G] I'm wrong, whether I find a place in this world or [C] never belong,
I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] what [F] else can [Em] I be [Am] but [F] what I [D] am?
[G] [C] I want to [G] live, not merely survive, [A] and I won't give up this dream of [G] life that keeps me alive.
[C] I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] the dream [F] that I [Em] see [Dm] makes me what [C] I [Dm] am.
[C] [D]
[E] A world of success [Am] is [F] waiting for [C] [Dm] me.
[A] If I [Am] heed the [G] call, [Dm] I [Am] won't settle down [G] or settle for [C] less,
as long as there's half a [F#] chance that I can [Dm] have it all.
[G]
[C]
I'll go it alone, [G] that's how it must [Dm] be.
I can't be right for somebody else [G] if I'm not right [Em] for me.
[C] I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] I've [F] gotta be [Em] me, [F] daring to try [G] to do [Am] it or die, [B] I've [C] gotta be [G#] me.
[F#] [C#]
[D#m]
[G#] I [D#m] can't be right for somebody else if [G#] I'm not right [Fm] for me.
[C#] [F#] I've gotta be [G#] me, I've [F#] gotta be
[G#] me, [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do it or [F#] die, I've gotta be [C] me.
[G#]
[C#] [G#] [C#]
[D#m] [C#]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Em
121
G#
134211114
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Steve Lawrence - Ive Gotta Be Me chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, Em and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 114. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Whether I'm right, _ whether [G] I'm wrong, whether I find a place in this world or [C] never belong,
_ I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] _ I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] what [F] else can [Em] I be [Am] but [F] what I [D] am?
_ [G] [C] I want to [G] live, _ not merely survive, _ _ [A] and I won't give up this dream of [G] life that keeps me alive.
_ [C] _ I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] _ I've gotta [F] be me, [Em] the dream [F] that I [Em] see [Dm] makes me what [C] I [Dm] am.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] A _ world of success [Am] _ is [F] waiting for [C] [Dm] me.
[A] If I [Am] heed the [G] call, [Dm] _ I [Am] won't settle down _ [G] or settle for _ [C] less,
as long as there's half a [F#] chance that I can [Dm] have it all.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
I'll go it alone, _ _ _ [G] that's how it must [Dm] be.
_ I can't be right for somebody else [G] if I'm not right [Em] for me.
[C] _ I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] _ I've [F] gotta be _ [Em] me, _ [F] daring to try [G] to do [Am] it or die, [B] I've [C] gotta be _ [G#] me.
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[G#] _ I [D#m] can't be right for somebody else if [G#] I'm not right [Fm] for me.
[C#] _ [F#] I've gotta be _ [G#] me, I've [F#] gotta be _
[G#] me, [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do it or [F#] die, I've gotta be [C] _ _ _ me.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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