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Intro: C F C F C F C F
#1.
C F C F
I never had any reason, for ambition or drive.
C F
In fact, I never had anybody that cared if I'm
C F
alive.
C E
But then one day she came my way and I heard a
F
voice within me say don't let her get away..
Fm
whatever you do.
C F C
But I never thought that this could be..that she
F Dm
would ever look at me, seriously.
G C Am
And that's why (oh, Lord, oh, Lord) I gotta be somebody.
F
I'm down on my knees..begging please, please, please,
G
please.
Am
I've got to win her love for me.
INTERLUDE: F Dm C F
#2.
C F C F
I grew up on the sidewalks, got along the best I could.
C F C F
Mama worked all day long, and Papa was no good.
C E
I've never asked for much before but here I am at Heaven's
F Fm
door..so, help me, please, don't let her pass me by.
C F Cm C
Cause I would rather die, than see, her love turn into
F Dm G
sympathy for me.
G C Am
And that's why (oh, Lord, oh, Lord) I gotta be somebody.
F
I'm down on my knees..begging please, please, please,
G
please.
Am E Dm C
I've got to win her love for me.
Bridge:
F C F
Mmmmm-mmmm-mmm..gotta be somebody.
C F
Got to be somebody.
C F
So tired of being a nobody.
OUTRO:
C Am
Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, I gotta be somebody.
F
I'm down on my knees..begging please, please, please,
G
please..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Written by Joe South