{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1856395,"song":"Gotta Be Me","artist":"Cody Johnson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11412345-gotta-be-me-chords-by-cody-johnson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1856395?type=chord","rating":4.82647,"votes":14,"content":"Gotta Be Me – Cody Johnson      Capo 5          Intro: C, G, C\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     (down)        (up)       (down)        (up)        strums between each riff[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|\r\nB|-1-----4\\----|-1-----\\3--|-1---------|-1---------|\r\nG|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|\r\nD|---2---------|---2-------|---2-------|---2-------|\r\nA|-----3-------|-----3-----|------3----|------3----|\r\nE|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     (down)        (up)       (down)        (up)[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------|-----------|-----------|------3----|\r\nB|-1-----4\\----|-1-----\\3--|-1---------|-1---------|\r\nG|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|\r\nD|---2---------|---2-------|---2-------|---2-------|\r\nA|-----3-------|-----3-----|------3----|------3----|\r\nE|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     (down)        (up)       (down)        (up)[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------|-----------|-----------|------3----|\r\nB|-1-----4\\----|-1-----\\3--|-1---------|-1---------|\r\nG|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|\r\nD|---2---------|---2-------|---2-------|---2-------|\r\nA|-----3-------|-----3-----|------3----|------3----|\r\nE|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     (down)        (down)     [/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------|-----------|\r\nB|-1-----4\\3---|-1---------|\r\nG|-------------|-----------|\r\nD|---2---------|---2-------|\r\nA|-----3-------|-----3-----|\r\nE|-------------|-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’m a long country mile from being in style, dirty hat and cowboy boots[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI cut my teeth on them old outlaw songs my daddy used to listen to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGuess it’s in my genes, I gotta be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, I say what I think, sometimes I drink and when I do I drink too much[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wind up on my back, eye shining black and I know it’s all because[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBad as it might be, hey I gotta be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou can wine me up and dine me, you can polish up and shine me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                  \r\nBut the real thing is goin’ shine through[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F#/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#/D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt ain’t always pretty but the cowboy in me couldn’t change if he wanted to[/tab]\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE: C]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, I had a girl, her name was Pearl; I think she’s up in Arkansas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                                               [ch]F[/ch] \r\nShe raised her voice and gave me a choice ‘tween singing in a honkytonk or a j.o.b[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHa, as you can see, I gotta be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYeah, you can wine me up and dine me, you can polish up and shine me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the real thing is goin’ shine through[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F#/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#/D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt ain’t always pretty but the cowboy in me couldn’t change if he wanted to[/tab]\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE: C, G, C]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHey I’m a rusty old truck you see at front ‘tween the Lexus and the Coup de Ville[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nA one of a kind that some try to find, some are hoping that never will[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStill I do my thing, ‘cause I gotta be me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, like it or not, this is all I got[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI gotta be me           OUTRO: C (Riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n*I tried my best to make the tablature for the opening riff. If you have any suggestions, please let me know*","plain_text":"Gotta Be Me – Cody Johnson      Capo 5          Intro: C, G, C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[BRIDGE: C]\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[BRIDGE: C, G, C]\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*I tried my best to make the tablature for the opening riff. If you have any suggestions, please let me know*","chords":["C","G","B","D","A","E","F","F#","F#/D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}