I Am Somebody

I Am Somebody easy guitar chords by Grandmaster Flash

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  • Verse 1
    Hey 
    people, 


    we 
    got 
    a little 
    something 
    that we 
    want 
    to tell 
    you all, 
    listen, 
    understand. 

    Yo, 

    God 
    made 
    one 
    no 
    bet
    ter 
    than the 
    other, 

    every 
    girl 
    becomes 
    a woman, 
    every 
    boy 
    a man. 

    And while you're 
    living 
    in 
    your 
    mansion, 
    driving 
    big 
    cars, 

    there's 
    an
    other 
    on the 
    street, 
    close 

    sleeping 
    on 
    the 
    ground. 

    And when you 
    walk 
    by, 
    don't 
    act 
    cold 
    -blooded, 

    cause 
    it just 
    ain't fair 
    to 
    kick 
    man 
    when 

    Cause 
    he 
    is 
    somebody 

    Like 
    am 
    somebody 

    You 
    are 
    somebody 

    Like 
    am 
    someone 

    Whether 
    you're 
    here, 
    you're gone 

    Right 
    or 
    you're wrong 

    You were 
    meant 
    to be somebody 

    From the 
    second 
    you're 
    born 

    Don't 
    criticize 
    and 
    knock one 
    another 

    It ain't 
    really 
    that 
    hard 

    to just 
    be 
    brother, 
    so be 
    good, 
    speak up

    don't wait 
    for 
    it to 
    happen, 
    life is 
    passing 

    you by, 
    and homeboy, 
    you're cold 
    and happy, 

    don't 
    be getting 
    hung 
    up 
    on 
    what 
    you're 
    not, 

    be proud 
    of 
    what 
    you are 
    and whatever 
    you got, 

    cause 
    it's 
    a cold 
    cruel 
    world 
    causing 

    kids 
    to cry, 
    if you're 
    hanging 
    your 
    head, 

    cold 
    kiss and 
    goodbye, 
    stand 
    up for 
    your 
    heritage, 

    rejudging 
    the fact, 
    cause 
    are you 
    red, 
    white, 

    tan, 
    yellow, 
    brown 
    or black, 
    cause 
    you 
    are 

    He 
    like 
    am 
    somebody 

    He 
    is 
    somebody, 
    like 
    am 
    someone 

    They 
    are 
    firemen, 
    bankers, 
    messengers, 
    preachers, 

    brokers, 
    po
    licemen, 
    executives, 
    teachers, 

    journalists, 
    janitors, 
    architects, 
    doctors, 

    restaurant 
    workers, 
    nurses, 
    chief 
    rockers 

    If you 
    see 
    a somebody, 

    be proud 
    and show 
    it 
    cause every
    body's 
    somebody 

    And 
    you know 
    it doesn't 
    matter 
    if you're 
    black, 

    white, 
    or 

    Chinese 

    Liv
    in' 
    in 
    the states 
    or reside 
    overseas 

    You 
    and 
    are 
    special, 
    same 
    as 
    everyone 
    else 

    If 
    you 
    don't 
    believe me, 

    you're 
    only 
    cheatin' 
    yourself 

    We 
    all 
    got 
    a purpose 
    in life 
    to 
    achieve 

    An
    here's 
    another 

    that you 
    better 
    believe 

    That 
    am 
    somebody 

    Like 
    you 
    are 
    some
    body 

    He 
    is 
    somebody, 

    like 
    am 
    someone. 

    You 
    got 
    wealth, 
    good 
    health, 

    and you're 
    stuck 
    on yourself. 

    But let me 
    tell 
    you that you're 

    better 
    than nobody 
    else. 

    Cause 
    you 
    got 
    no 
    self 
    esteem, 

    so 
    I'm richer. 

    And when you 
    leave 
    this earth, 

    you can't 
    take 
    money 
    with 
    ya. 

    So 
    play 
    your dumb 
    game. 

    Call 
    me 
    out my 
    name, 

    but nothing 
    you 
    can do 
    can make 
    me 
    feel 
    shame. 

    We're 
    all created 
    equal, 

    we live 
    and 
    we die. 

    So 
    when 
    you 
    tryin' 
    to bring 
    me down, 

    I keep 
    my head 
    up high 

    Don't 
    judge 
    book 
    by its 
    cover, 

    cause it's 
    never 
    what it 
    seems 

    Now I 
    know 
    what I'm 
    sayin' 

    and I 
    feel I 
    gotta 
    speak 

    That 
    am 
    somebody 

    Like 
    you 
    are 
    somebody 

    He 
    is 
    somebody 

    Like 
    am 
    someone 

    So 
    be 
    yourself 

    Thanks 
    watching! 

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