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When You Are Who You Are chords by
Gil Scott-heron
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
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C

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You always go out of
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D

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D

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your way to impress me

Don't you know by now,
C
C

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ain't no need to impress me
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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I'm impressed every time you smile

When I feel like you mean to smile
Verse 2
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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G

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You can be so very beautiful
Asus4
Asus4

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When you are who you are
Interlude 1
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C
C

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D

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C

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D
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Verse 3
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C

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Every morning when you wake up you
D
D

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C

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D
D

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put on a new disguise
C
C

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How long did you long did you think it
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would take me to realize?
F#m
F#m
2

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Girl, the things you wore ain't real
B
B
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Bm
Bm
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B
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You never tell me just how you feel
Verse 4
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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Girl you can be so very beautiful
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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When you are who you are
D
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C

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G

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Verse 5

F#m
F#m
2

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Em
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People never seem to want
D
D

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to be themselves
G
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F#m
F#m
2

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So they end up running
Em
Em

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in circles confused
C
C

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Yeah, confused
Interlude 2

Just like everyone else
A
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Asus4
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Dm
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Dm
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Dm
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G
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F#m
F#m
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B
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2

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Bm
Bm
2

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F#m
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Bm
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Em
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F#m
F#m
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Asus4
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Verse 6
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Every morning when you wake up
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G

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you put on a new disguise
D
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C

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Just how long did you think it would
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take me to realize
F#m
F#m
2

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That the things you wore ain't real
B
B
2

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Bm
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You never just how you feel
Verse 7
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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When you could be so
G
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very beautiful
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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When you are who you are
C
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Yeah, when you are who you are, yeah
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G
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D
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Oh, when you are who you are, yeah
C
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When you are who you are, yeah

When you are who you are

Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it,

get it, get it
D
D

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Verse 8
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G
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When you are who you are, yeah
D
D

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Oh when you are who you are, yeah
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Oh when you are who you are, yeah
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Oh when you are who you are
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • Asus4

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Dm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of When You Are Who You Are by Gil Scott-Heron is F major.

The primary chords used in When You Are Who You Are are F, Eb, Bb, Am, D, Gm.

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

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

The tempo of When You Are Who You Are is approximately 128 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of When You Are Who You Are using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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