That's Why You Have to Be You chords by Tom T. Hall
Verse 1
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You know you can't live in the wa
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ter you'd just be wet all the time
Your hands would get wrinkled your
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face would turn blue
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And you'd wind up on
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somebody's line
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That's why you can't be a fish
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water is not what you do
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That's why you can't be a fish,
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that's why you have to be you.
Verse 2
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You know you can't live in the air why you'd
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be in the clouds all the time
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You'd get dizzy from being so high
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and you must have wings if you fly
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So that's why you can't be a bird
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flying is not what you do
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That's why you can't be a bird,
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that's why you have to be you.
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Verse 3
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You know you can't live in a tree for one
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thing the trees're too tall
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There's nothing to eat in a tree and there's
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always a chance you could fall
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That's why you can't be a squir
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rel climbing is not what you do
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That's why you can't be a squirrel,
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that's why you have to be you.
Verse 4
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But it's okay to be you just
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being yourself you'll go far
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It's really okay to be you,
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I love you the way you are (ain't we great...)
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