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I Can Only Be Me

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Chords, in order of appearance:
G9        x x 5 4 3 5
G         x x 5 4 3 3
Am7b5     x 0 5 0 4 3
Am7b5*    x 0 5 2 4 3
Eb7       x x 1 3 2 3
C#7       x 4 3 4 2 x
C7        x 3 2 3 1 x
Fm        1 3 3 1 1 1
G#7       4 6 4 5 4 4
Bbm7      x 1 3 1 2 1
C9        x 3 2 3 3 x
F         1 3 3 2 1 1
F7        1 3 1 2 1 1
Eb        x 6 5 3 4 3
D9        x 5 4 5 5 x
Gm7       x x 3 3 3 3
Gm6       x x 2 3 3 3
Fm9       1 3 1 1 1 3
Fm7       1 3 1 1 1 1
Cm7/G     3 3 5 3 4 3
D7        x 5 7 5 7 5
G*        3 5 5 4 3 3
Em7       0 2 0 0 0 0
Am7       x 0 2 0 1 0
D9/A      x 0 0 2 1 0
Gmaj9     x x 4 4 3 5
Esus4     x x 0 4 5 5
E         x x 6 4 5 4
Am7*      x 0 2 0 1 3
Gm        3 5 5 3 3 3
Bb7       6 8 6 7 6 6
Cm7       8 10 10 8 8 8
* denotes a second version of a chord.
Intro, repeat twice:
|-5-----5p4-----|-3------3------|-5-----5p3-----|-3-------------|
|-3-----3---3---|-3------3------|-4-----4---4---|-4-----4-------|
|-4-----4-----5-|-4------4------|-0-----0-----5-|-0-----5-------|
|-5-----5-------|-5------5------|-5-----5-------|-5-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-0-----0-------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Verse 1:
            G9          GAm7b5         Am7b5*
Butterflies begin from having been a larva
            G9           GAm7b5      Am7b5*   Eb7  
As a child is born from being in a mother's womb
But C#7how many C7times have you Fmwished you were some G#7otherBbm7  
C9Someone than who you FareF7  
Chorus 1:
           Eb            D9   Gm7      Gm6        Fm9    Fm7  Cm7/         G  
Yet who's to say that if all were uncovered,
                     D7  G*       Em7  Am7  
You will like what you see.
D9/            A     Gmaj9    Esus4    E  Am7*
You can only be you,
D9/             A   G9(then play intro once)
as I can only be me.
Verse 2:
              G9        GAm7b5           Am7b5*
Flowers cannot bloom until it is their season
                 G9        GAm7b5         Am7b5* Eb7  
As we would not be here unless it was our destiny
But C#7how many C7times have you Fmwished to be in G#7spacesBbm7  
C9Time, places than what you FwereF7  
Chorus 2:
Yet Ebwho's to D9say with Gmunfamiliar Bb7faces
       Cm7         D7  G*      Em7  Am7  
You could any more be
D9/                  A     Gmaj9    Esus4    E  Am7*
Loving you that you'd see
D9/            A     Gmaj9    Esus4    E  Am7*
You can only be you,
D9/             A   G9(then play intro twice)
as I can only be me. Oooh . . .
              G*
I can only be me

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I Can Only Be Me

by Eva Cassidy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

C#7

G#7

Bbm7

Gm7

Gm6

Fm9

Fm7

Cm7

Em7

Am7

Gmaj9

Esus4

Chords, in order of appearance:

G9 x x 5 4 3 5

G x x 5 4 3 3

Am7b5 x 0 5 0 4 3

Am7b5* x 0 5 2 4 3

Eb7 x x 1 3 2 3

C#7 x 4 3 4 2 x

C7 x 3 2 3 1 x

Fm 1 3 3 1 1 1

G#7 4 6 4 5 4 4

Bbm7 x 1 3 1 2 1

C9 x 3 2 3 3 x

F 1 3 3 2 1 1

F7 1 3 1 2 1 1

Eb x 6 5 3 4 3

D9 x 5 4 5 5 x

Gm7 x x 3 3 3 3

Gm6 x x 2 3 3 3

Fm9 1 3 1 1 1 3

Fm7 1 3 1 1 1 1

Cm7/G 3 3 5 3 4 3

D7 x 5 7 5 7 5

G* 3 5 5 4 3 3

Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0

Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0

D9/A x 0 0 2 1 0

Gmaj9 x x 4 4 3 5

Esus4 x x 0 4 5 5

E x x 6 4 5 4

Am7* x 0 2 0 1 3

Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3

Bb7 6 8 6 7 6 6

Cm7 8 10 10 8 8 8

* denotes a second version of a chord.

Intro, repeat twice:

|-5-----5p4-----|-3------3------|-5-----5p3-----|-3-------------|

|-3-----3---3---|-3------3------|-4-----4---4---|-4-----4-------|

|-4-----4-----5-|-4------4------|-0-----0-----5-|-0-----5-------|

|-5-----5-------|-5------5------|-5-----5-------|-5-------------|

|---------------|---------------|-0-----0-------|-0-------------|

|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Verse 1:

G9 G

Am7b5 Am7b5*

Butterflies begin from having been a larva

G9 G Eb7

Am7b5 Am7b5*

As a child is born from being in a mother's womb

C#7 C7 Fm G#7 Bbm7

But how many times have you wished you were some other

C9 F F7

Someone than who you are

Chorus 1:

Eb D9 Gm7 Gm6 Fm9 Fm7 Cm7 G

Yet who's to say that if all were uncovered,

D7 G Em7 Am7

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What key is "I Can Only Be Me" in?

The chords for "I Can Only Be Me" show the original chord names (including G9, G, Eb7, C#7, C7, Fm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.