Be Somebody Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

EI want to be soBmebody

C♯mI want to make a differenceA

ELittle boy caught in a drive-by

G♯mWitnessed the killer who made his daddy die,

AAnd 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line,

BHe could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life

ELittle boy who once was the leader of his class

G♯mThe little source of joy, always neatly dressed

ANow would hang his head and be left crying at his desk,

BWas found with his mother, lying in her lap

F♯mWith two bullets in his chest

F♯mAnd,oh my god,what is this madness?

AI will not let it kill by gladness

F♯mAnd,oh my god, what is this madness?

AMy joy inside wBill send thisE message

 I want tBo be somebody

C♯mI want to make a difference,

 FoAr we all Bare childrEen of the Mother

 I want to Bbe somebody

C♯mI want to make a difference,

AFor we all Bare children of the FaEther C♯m A G♯m

EOutspoken man, leading sisters and brothers,

G♯mPicked himself up from hustling,drugs and gutters

ADoing time on the inside, he found a higher power

BNow, back with a mission to help us help each other

ERespected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street

BFrom universities, Africa, the Middle East

AAnd through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free

BBut the power of the truth made enemies of the weak

F♯mHe was killed by his own people

F♯mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness?

AI will not let it kill my gladness

F♯mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness?

AMy joy inside wiBll send this mEessage

 I want to bBe somebody

C♯mI want to make a difference,

AFor we all aBre children of the MEother

 I wantB to be somebody

C♯mI want to make a difference

Afor we Ball are childrEen

EIgnite This Fire inside, this light that is the TrG♯muth

AShake off the system's chains, no longer be thBeir fool

EIn the face of brutality, show the othG♯mer cheek

ATrigger-happy policing will never kill Bour dignity

F♯mAnd,oh my god, what is this madness?

AI will not let it kill my gladness

F♯mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness?

A B E E G♯m C♯m A B E x2

My joy inside will send this message

  [E G♯m

[Lift up your heart and See

  [ C♯m

x2[Open your heart and See

  [ A B E

[Lift up your heart and Sing...

while playing the 2. time sing voice instead of heart

 I want to be sBomebody

 I want to make a diC♯mfference,

AFor we all are cBhildren of the MEother

 I want to bBe somebody

 I want to maC♯mke a difference,

 For Awe all areB children of the FaEther