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Ready To Be Myself
David Dunn
Capo 1
    A:x02220
 A/C#:x4222x (barre)
   Bm:x24432 (barre)
    D:xx0232
  F#m:244222 (barre)
    G:320003
Gmaj7:320002
Intro:
D  A/C#  Bm  Gmaj7
Verse 1:
DToday, today is the A/C#day
I’m waking Bmup to say
I’m tired Aof the wDay
The way that I cA/C#hange
I re-arBmrange myself 
Pre-Chorus:
To be some-oAne that evDery-F#mbody loGves
ASo I be-cDome some-F#mone I’m nGot
Chorus:
DWho am I gonna be
When nA/C#obody’s watching me
GAnd I want to be real
DWhat am I gonna do
To A/C#live what I know is true
GI let Ago
And Bmoh, IA’ve been someone eGlse
God I’m ready to be my-sDelfA/C#  Bm  Gmaj7  
Verse 2:
DNow, now is the A/C#time
To open Bmup my eyes
And see what AI will fDind
I find A/C#I’ve made up my mBmind
Pre-Chorus 2:
To be some-oAne that evDery-F#mbody loGved
ASo I beDcame some-F#mone I’m nGot
Chorus 2:
DWho am I gonna be
When nA/C#obody’s watching me
And GI want to be rAeal
DWhat am I gonna do
To A/C#live what I know is true
GI let Ago
And Bmoh, IA’ve been someone eGlse
I’m ready to be my-sDelf
Bridge:
I wAant to be something more
DThan a mAan who needs to Bmbe adored
DIt shoAuldn’t matter to DmeA  Bm  
DAnd with evAery breath that I have left
DI’m gonna breAathe it out hoBmping that
DHe sAays you’ve done wGell
Tag:
DWho am I gonna beA/C#  G  
DWhat am I gonna doA/C#  G  
WhoahD, yA/C#eahG  
So wDho am I gonna beA/C#  
Yeah, wGho am I gonna be
Chorus 3:
Oh, whDo am I gonna be
When noA/C#body’s watching me
GI want to be real
DWhat am I gonna do
To A/C#live what I know is true
GI let goA  
And Bmoh, IA’ve been someone
GOh, I’ve been soAmeone
BmOh, IA’ve been someone eGlse
God I’m ready to be my-sDelfA/C#  Bm  Gmaj7  
God I’m reGmaj7ady to be my-self

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Ready To Be Myself

by David Dunn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Gmaj7

F#m

Ready To Be Myself

David Dunn

Capo 1

A:x02220

A/C#:x4222x (barre)

Bm:x24432 (barre)

D:xx0232

F#m:244222 (barre)

G:320003

Gmaj7:320002

Intro:

D A/C# Bm Gmaj7

Verse 1:

D A/C#

Today, today is the day

I’m waking up to say

A D

I’m tired of the way

A/C#

The way that I change

I re-arrange myself

Pre-Chorus:

A D F#m G

To be some-one that every-body loves

A D F#m G

So I be-come some-one I’m not

Chorus:

Who am I gonna be

A/C#

When nobody’s watching me

And I want to be real

What am I gonna do

A/C#

To live what I know is true

G A

I let go

Bm A G

And oh, I’ve been someone else

D A/C# Bm Gmaj7

God I’m ready to be my-self

Verse 2:

D A/C#

Now, now is the time

To open up my eyes

A D

And see what I will find

A/C# Bm

I find I’ve made up my mind

Pre-Chorus 2:

A D F#m G

To be some-one that every-body loved

A D F#m G

So I became some-one I’m not

Chorus 2:

Who am I gonna be

A/C#

When nobody’s watching me

G A

And I want to be real

What am I gonna do

A/C#

To live what I know is true

G A

I let go

Bm A G

And oh, I’ve been someone else

I’m ready to be my-self

Bridge:

I want to be something more

D A Bm

Than a man who needs to be adored

D A D A Bm

It shouldn’t matter to me

D A

And with every breath that I have left

D A Bm

I’m gonna breathe it out hoping that

D A G

He says you’ve done well

Tag:

D A/C# G

Who am I gonna be

D A/C# G

What am I gonna do

D A/C# G

Whoah, yeah

D A/C#

So who am I gonna be

Yeah, who am I gonna be

Chorus 3:

Oh, who am I gonna be

A/C#

When nobody’s watching me

I want to be real

What am I gonna do

A/C#

To live what I know is true

G A

I let go

Bm A

And oh, I’ve been someone

G A

Oh, I’ve been someone

Bm A G

Oh, I’ve been someone else

D A/C# Bm Gmaj7

God I’m ready to be my-self

Gmaj7

God I’m ready to be my-self

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