Be what you are

Be what you are easy guitar chords by The Staple Singers

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • D

  • C

  • Bb

  • Gsus4

  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • D

  • C

  • Bb

  • Gsus4

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Oh 
    man, 

    you 
    heard 
    enough 

    Trying 
    to 
    live 
    a risking 
    life 

    Don't 
    go 
    out 
    and 
    buy 
    Cadillac 

    If 
    you know 
    your 
    money 
    ain't 
    right 

    Verse 2
    Fun 
    is 
    so 
    much 
    easier 

    When 
    within 
    your 
    mean 

    If 
    you 
    can't 
    afford 
    caviar 

    Don't 
    be 
    ashamed 
    to 
    eat 

    Verse 3
    pork 
    and 
    beef, 
    yeah 

    I'm 
    not 
    trying 
    to tell 
    you 
    how 
    to 
    do 
    it 

    I'm 
    only 
    saying 
    put 
    some 
    thought 
    in
    to 
    it 

    Verse 4
    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 

    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 

    Verse 5

    Just 
    because 
    you 
    made 
    this child 

    Attend 
    some 
    private 
    school 

    You try 
    to send 
    yours 

    Knowing 
    only 
    time 
    will 

    Verse 6
    really 
    might 
    able 
    to 

    Don't 
    try 
    to 
    live 
    like 
    a king, 
    yeah 

    On 
    poor 
    mans 
    take 

    That's 
    one 
    reason 
    there 
    are so 
    many 

    People 
    are 
    hurting 
    today, 
    Lord 

    Verse 7
    I'm 
    not 
    trying 
    to tell 
    you 
    how 
    to 
    do 
    it 

    I'm 
    only 
    saying 
    put 
    some 
    thought 
    in
    to 
    it 

    Verse 8
    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    Interlude 1
    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 



    Verse 9
    Don't 
    try 
    to 
    live 
    this 
    high 

    When 
    you see 
    your boss 
    man 
    do, 
    yeah 

    Just 
    remember 
    you 
    work 
    for 
    him 

    And 
    he 
    don't 
    work 
    for you 

    Verse 10
    It 
    was something 
    that 
    you 
    want, 
    oh 

    And 
    you know 
    you 
    can't 
    afford 
    it 

    Don't 
    be 
    ashamed 
    to a put 
    a lid 
    down 

    on 
    it 

    [Incomprehensible] hold 
    it, 
    yeah 

    Verse 11
    I'm 
    not 
    trying 
    to tell 
    you 
    how 
    to 
    do 
    it 

    I'm only 
    saying 
    put 
    some 
    thought 
    into 
    it 

    Verse 12
    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 


    Verse 13
    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And live 
    the life 

    Be 
    what 
    you are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Verse 14

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Be 
    what you 
    are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Verse 15

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    live 
    the life 

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Verse 16

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 

    Verse 17

    Be 
    what 
    you 
    are, 
    my 
    friend 

    And 
    live 
    the 
    life 


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