Be Somebody
Be Somebody

Be Somebody easy guitar chords by Paula Cole

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    • Verse 1
    I want 
    to 
    be 
    some
    body 

    I want 
    to 
    make 
    a 
    difference 


    Verse 2
    Little 
    boy 
    caught 
    in 
    a 
    drive-by 

    Witnessed 
    Witnessed 
    the killer 

    who 
    made 
    his daddy 
    die, 

    And 
    'cause 
    he 
    identified 
    and 

    signed 
    the dotted 
    line, 

    He could 
    feel 
    it 
    in 
    his stomach, 

    he signed 
    away 
    his 
    life 

    Little 
    boy 
    who 
    once 
    was 

    the 
    leader 
    of 
    his 
    class 

    The 
    little 
    source 
    of 
    joy, 

    always 
    neatly 
    dressed 

    Now 
    would 
    hang 
    his head 
    and 

    be 
    left 
    crying 
    at 
    his 
    desk, 

    Was 
    found 
    with 
    his mother, 

    lying 
    in 
    her lap 

    With 
    two 
    bullets 
    in 
    his 
    chest 

    An
    Verse 3
    d,oh 
    my 
    god,what is 
    this 
    madness? 

    I will 
    not 
    let 
    it 
    kill 
    by 
    gladness 

    An
    d,oh 
    my 
    god, 
    what 
    is 
    this 
    madness? 

    My 
    joy 
    inside 
    will 
    send 

    this 
    mes
    sage 

    Verse 4
    I want 
    to 
    be 
    somebody 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference, 

    For 
    we 
    all 
    are children 
    of 
    the 
    Mother 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    be 
    somebody 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference, 

    For 
    we 
    all 
    are children 
    of 
    the 

    Interlude 1
    Father 


    Verse 5
    Out
    spoken 
    man, 

    leading 
    sisters 
    and 
    brothers, 

    Picked 
    himself 
    up 
    from 

    hustling,drugs and 
    gutters 

    Doing 
    time 
    on 
    the 
    inside, 

    he found 
    a 
    higher 
    power 

    Now, 
    back 
    with 
    a mission 
    to 

    help 
    us 
    help 
    each other 

    Verse 6
    Respected 
    from 
    bourgeoisie 
    to 

    homeless 
    in 
    the street 

    From 
    universities, 
    Africa, 
    the 
    Middle 
    East 

    And 
    through 
    the threats 
    of 
    death 
    he 

    spoke 
    truth 
    and 
    set 
    men 
    free 

    But the 
    power 
    of the 
    truth 

    made 
    enemies 
    of 
    the 
    weak 

    He 
    was 
    killed 
    by 
    his 
    own 
    people 

    Verse 7
    And, 
    oh 
    my 
    god, 
    what 
    is 
    this 
    madness? 

    I will 
    not 
    let 
    it 
    kill 
    my 
    gladness 

    And, 
    oh 
    my 
    god, 
    what 
    is 
    this 
    madness? 

    My 
    joy 
    inside 
    will 
    send 
    this 
    message 

    Verse 8

    I 
    want 
    to 
    be 
    somebody 

    I want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference, 

    For 
    we 
    all 
    are children 
    of 
    the 
    Mother 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    be 
    somebody 

    I want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference 

    for 
    we 
    all 
    are children 

    Verse 9
    Ig
    nite 
    This 
    Fire 
    inside, 

    this 
    light 
    that 
    is 
    the Truth 

    Shake 
    off 
    the system's 
    chains, 

    no 
    longer 
    be 
    their 
    fool 

    In 
    the 
    face 
    of 
    brutality, 

    show 
    the 
    other 
    cheek 

    Trigger-happy 
    policing 
    policing 

    will 
    never 
    kill 
    our 
    dignity 

    Verse 10
    An
    d,oh 
    my 
    god, 
    what 
    is 
    this 
    madness? 

    I 
    will 
    not 
    let 
    it 
    kill 
    my 
    gladness 

    And, 
    oh 
    my 
    god, 
    what 
    is 
    this 
    madness? 

    My 
    joy 
    inside 
    will 
    send 
    this 
    message 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 11
    Lift 
    up your 
    heart 
    and 
    See 

    Open 
    your 
    heart 
    and 
    See 

    Lift 
    up 
    your 
    voice 
    and 

    Sing... 

    Verse 12

    I want 
    to 
    be 
    somebody 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference, 

    For 
    we 
    all 
    are children 
    of 

    the 
    Mother

    I want 
    to 
    be 
    some
    body 

    I want 
    to 
    make 
    a difference, 

    For 
    we 
    all 
    are children 
    of 
    the Father 


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