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Being Somebody Else

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The Coral - Being Somebody Else 2007  
Writer(s) - James Skelly 
Capo 2nd Fret 
Chord Shapes:
(Relative to capo) 
      D= xx0232
  Dsus2= xx0230
    A/D= xx0655
    G/D= xx0433
     Em= 022000
[Intro]
| D/  /  /  Dsus2/ | D/  A/  /  G/ | D/  /  /  Dsus2/ | D/  A/  /  G/ | [Repeat]
[Verse 1]
DSomethingDsus2,       D  ASomething's happeGning to DmeDsus2  D  A  G  
DSomeone,      Dsus2    DSAomeone I've Ggot to Dbe,Dsus2  D  A  G  
[Bridge]
EmFeels like I was someone else,
Don't you know,
You only lose your Dself,Dsus2  D  
[Chorus 1]
ABeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
Abeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
[Verse 2]
DShadowsDsus2,      DShAadows Gon the Dwall,Dsus2  D  A  G  
DNight cryDsus2,       DAAll around Gme it Dcalls,Dsus2  D  A  G  
[Bridge]
EmFeels like I was someone else,
Don't you know,
You only lose your Dself,Dsus2  D  
[Chorus 2]
ABeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
Abeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
[Instrumental 1]
| Em/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | [Repeat] 
| D/  /  /  / | A/  /  G/  / D| /  /  /  / | A/  /  G/  / | 
[Verse 3]
DSomethingDsus2,       D  ASomething's happeGning to DmeDsus2  D  A  G  
DMagic,      Dsus2    DIAt's as black Gas the Dsea Dsus2  D  A  G  
[Bridge]
EmFeels like I was someone else,
Now I know,
You only lose your Dself,Dsus2  D  
[Chorus 3]
ABeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
Abeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
ABeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
Abeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
[Instrumental 2]
| Em/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  
| D/  /  /  Dsus2/ | D/  A/  /  G/ | Em/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | 
| D/  /  /  Dsus2/ | D[Into final chorus]
[Chorus 4]
ABeing someGbody Delse,Dsus2  D  
Abeing someGbody Delse.
End

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Being Somebody Else

by The Coral

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

A/D

G/D

2007

The Coral - Being Somebody Else

Writer(s) - James Skelly

Capo 2nd Fret

Chord Shapes:

(Relative to capo)

= xx0232

Dsus2

= xx0230

A/D

= xx0655

G/D

= xx0433

= 022000

[Intro]

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Repeat]

[Verse 1]

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Something, Something's happening to me

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Someone, Someone I've got to be,

[Bridge]

Feels like I was someone else,

Don't you know,

D Dsus2 D

You only lose your self,

[Chorus 1]

A G D Dsus2 D

Being somebody else,

A G D Dsus2 D

being somebody else,

[Verse 2]

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Shadows, Shadows on the wall,

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Night cry, All around me it calls,

[Bridge]

Feels like I was someone else,

Don't you know,

D Dsus2 D

You only lose your self,

[Chorus 2]

A G D Dsus2 D

Being somebody else,

A G D Dsus2 D

being somebody else,

[Instrumental 1]

Em D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Repeat]

D A G D A G

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Something, Something's happening to me

D Dsus2 D A G D Dsus2 D A G

Magic, It's as black as the sea

[Bridge]

Feels like I was someone else,

Now I know,

D Dsus2 D

You only lose your self,

[Chorus 3]

A G D Dsus2 D

Being somebody else,

A G D Dsus2 D

being somebody else,

A G D Dsus2 D

Being somebody else,

A G D Dsus2 D

being somebody else,

[Instrumental 2]

Em D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D Dsus2 D A G Em

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

D Dsus2 D

| / / / / | [Into final chorus]

[Chorus 4]

A G D Dsus2 D

Being somebody else,

A G D

being somebody else.

End

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