Chords for Steve Lawrence "I've Gotta Be Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Tempo:
109.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Em
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G]
[C] Whether I'm right, [F] whether I'm wrong, [C] whether I find a place in this world [G] or [C] never belong,
I've [F] gotta be [Em] me, [F] I've gotta be [Em] me, what [F] else can I [Em]
[Am] be but [Dm] what I am?
[G]
[C] I want [G] to live, [C]
not merely [G] survive, and I won't give [C#] up this dream of [F] life [G] that keeps me [C] alive.
I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] [Am]
I've gotta be [G] me, the dream [F] that I see [Em]
[Dm] makes me what I [C] [A#] [Fm] am.
That far [E] away prize, a world of success [Am] is waiting for [C]
me.
[D] [B] If I heed [Am] the [G] call, [C]
I [F] won't settle down or [G] settle for less,
[Am] as long as there's a chance that I [Dm] can have it [G] all.
[C]
I'll go it alone, [G] that's how it must be.
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for [C] me.
I've gotta be free, [G] I've [F] gotta be free, [Em]
daring [F] to [Em] try to do it or [F] die, [G#] I've gotta [C] be me.
[G#] [C#]
[D#m] [G#]
[A#m] I can't be right for somebody else if [Fm] I'm not [C#] right for me.
I've gotta [F#] be free, [Fm] I've gotta [F#] be [Fm] free, [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do [D#m] it or die, I've gotta [D#] be me.
[D] [C#]
[B] [C#] [B] [C#]
[N]
[C] Whether I'm right, [F] whether I'm wrong, [C] whether I find a place in this world [G] or [C] never belong,
I've [F] gotta be [Em] me, [F] I've gotta be [Em] me, what [F] else can I [Em]
[Am] be but [Dm] what I am?
[G]
[C] I want [G] to live, [C]
not merely [G] survive, and I won't give [C#] up this dream of [F] life [G] that keeps me [C] alive.
I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] [Am]
I've gotta be [G] me, the dream [F] that I see [Em]
[Dm] makes me what I [C] [A#] [Fm] am.
That far [E] away prize, a world of success [Am] is waiting for [C]
me.
[D] [B] If I heed [Am] the [G] call, [C]
I [F] won't settle down or [G] settle for less,
[Am] as long as there's a chance that I [Dm] can have it [G] all.
[C]
I'll go it alone, [G] that's how it must be.
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for [C] me.
I've gotta be free, [G] I've [F] gotta be free, [Em]
daring [F] to [Em] try to do it or [F] die, [G#] I've gotta [C] be me.
[G#] [C#]
[D#m] [G#]
[A#m] I can't be right for somebody else if [Fm] I'm not [C#] right for me.
I've gotta [F#] be free, [Fm] I've gotta [F#] be [Fm] free, [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do [D#m] it or die, I've gotta [D#] be me.
[D] [C#]
[B] [C#] [B] [C#]
[N]
Key:
G
C
F
Em
C#
G
C
F
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Whether I'm right, _ _ [F] whether I'm wrong, _ _ [C] whether I find a place in this world [G] or [C] never belong, _ _
I've [F] gotta be _ [Em] me, _ [F] I've gotta be [Em] me, what [F] else can I [Em]
[Am] be but [Dm] what I am?
[G] _
[C] I want [G] to live, [C] _ _ _
not merely [G] survive, _ and I won't give [C#] up this dream of [F] life [G] that keeps me [C] alive. _
I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] _ _ _ [Am]
I've gotta be [G] me, the dream [F] that I see [Em]
[Dm] makes me what I [C] _ _ [A#] _ [Fm] am.
That far [E] away _ prize, a world of success _ [Am] is waiting for [C]
me.
[D] [B] If I heed [Am] the [G] call, _ [C]
I [F] won't settle down _ or [G] settle for less,
_ [Am] _ as long as there's a chance that I [Dm] can have it [G] all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ I'll go it alone, _ _ _ [G] that's how it must be. _ _
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for [C] me.
_ I've gotta be free, [G] I've _ [F] gotta be free, [Em] _
daring [F] to [Em] try to do it or [F] die, [G#] I've gotta [C] be me.
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ [A#m] I can't be right for somebody else if [Fm] I'm not [C#] right for me.
_ _ I've gotta [F#] be free, _ [Fm] _ I've gotta [F#] be _ [Fm] free, _ [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do [D#m] it or die, I've gotta [D#] be _ _ _ me. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Whether I'm right, _ _ [F] whether I'm wrong, _ _ [C] whether I find a place in this world [G] or [C] never belong, _ _
I've [F] gotta be _ [Em] me, _ [F] I've gotta be [Em] me, what [F] else can I [Em]
[Am] be but [Dm] what I am?
[G] _
[C] I want [G] to live, [C] _ _ _
not merely [G] survive, _ and I won't give [C#] up this dream of [F] life [G] that keeps me [C] alive. _
I've [F] gotta be me, [Em] _ _ _ [Am]
I've gotta be [G] me, the dream [F] that I see [Em]
[Dm] makes me what I [C] _ _ [A#] _ [Fm] am.
That far [E] away _ prize, a world of success _ [Am] is waiting for [C]
me.
[D] [B] If I heed [Am] the [G] call, _ [C]
I [F] won't settle down _ or [G] settle for less,
_ [Am] _ as long as there's a chance that I [Dm] can have it [G] all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ I'll go it alone, _ _ _ [G] that's how it must be. _ _
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for [C] me.
_ I've gotta be free, [G] I've _ [F] gotta be free, [Em] _
daring [F] to [Em] try to do it or [F] die, [G#] I've gotta [C] be me.
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ [A#m] I can't be right for somebody else if [Fm] I'm not [C#] right for me.
_ _ I've gotta [F#] be free, _ [Fm] _ I've gotta [F#] be _ [Fm] free, _ [F#] daring to try [Fm] to do [D#m] it or die, I've gotta [D#] be _ _ _ me. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _