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I Don't Want To Be original guitar chords by
Gavin Degraw
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C5
C5
3

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C5
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3

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C
C

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C
C

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Bb
Bb

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Verse 1
C
C

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I don't need to be anything other
Bb
Bb

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Than a prison guard's son
C
C

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I don't need to be anything other
Bb
Bb

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Than a specialist's son
C
C

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I don't have to be anyone other
Bb
Bb

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C
C

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Than the birth of two souls in one

Part of where I'm going
Bb
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is knowing where I'm coming from
Chorus 1
Ab
Ab
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Eb
Eb
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I don't want to be
Bb
Bb

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Anything other than
Cm
Cm
3

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Bb
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Ab
Ab
4

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what I've been trying to be lately
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
Bb

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All I have to do is think of me
Cm
Cm
3

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Bb
Bb

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and I have a peace of mind
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Bb
Bb

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Wondering what I've got to do
Cm
Cm
3

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Bb
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Ab
Ab
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Or who I'm supposed to be
Eb
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Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm
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I don't want to be anything other than me
Interlude 1
C
C

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Bb
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Verse 2
C
C

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I'm surrounded by liars
Bb
Bb

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everywhere I turn
C
C

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I'm surrounded by impostors
Bb
Bb

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everywhere I turn
C
C

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I'm surrounded by identity crisis
Bb
Bb

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everywhere I turn
C
C

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Am I the only one who's noticed?
Bb
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I can't be the only one who's learned
Chorus 2
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
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6

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I don't want to be
Bb
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Anything other than
Cm
Cm
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Bb
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Ab
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what I've been trying to be lately
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
Bb

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All I have to do is think of me
Cm
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3

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Bb
Bb

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and I have a peace of mind
Ab
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Eb
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6

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I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Bb
Bb

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Wondering what I've got to do
Cm
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Bb
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Ab
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Or who I'm supposed to be
Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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I don't want to be anything other than me
Bridge 1
Gm
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Can I have everyone's
Gsus4
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attention please?
Gm
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If you're not like this and that,
Gsus4
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Cm
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Bb
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F7/A
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you're gonna have to leave
Cm
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Bb
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F7/A
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I came from the mountain
Cm
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Bb
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F7/A
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The crust of creation
Ebsus2
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My whole situation made from clay to stone
Fsus2
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And now I'm telling everybody
Chorus 3
Ab
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Eb
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I don't want to be
Bb
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Anything other than
Cm
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Bb/D
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Ab
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what I've been trying to be late ly
Eb
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Bb
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All I have to do is think of me
Cm
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Bb/D
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and I have a peace of mind
Ab
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Eb
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I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Bb
Bb

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Wondering what I've got to do
Cm
Cm
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Bb
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Ab
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Or who I'm supposed to be
Eb
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Cm
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I don't want to be anything other than me
Outro 1
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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Bb
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I don't want to be, hey yeah
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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Bb
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I don't want to be, oh
Ab
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Eb
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Bb
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I don't want to be
Cm
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Bb
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Ab
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I don't want to be anything
Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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Bb
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Anything other than me
[Repeat and fade]

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords

  • C5

    3

  • C

  • Bb

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Gm

    3

  • Gsus4

  • F7/A

    3

  • Ebsus2

    6

  • Fsus2

  • Bb/D

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of I Don't Want To Be by Gavin DeGraw is C major.

The primary chords used in I Don't Want To Be are C, Bb, Ab, Eb, Cm, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Bb, Ab, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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