Be Yourself chords by Graham Nash
Guitar chords with lyrics
Be Yourself (1971 demo version) Graham Nash All chords played for two measures unless otherwise noted. Guitar tuned down a whole step in original recording. Whenever moving to C/G, hammer-on the 2nd and 4th strings on the "and of 1". Chord Guide G: 3x0003 C/G: 3x2013 D: xx0232 F: 133211 Em: 022000 A: x02220 Dsus4: xx0233 Dsus2: xx0230 Am: x02210
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D D U D U > = accent
Strum: 1 + 2 + 3 +
Intro: / G - - / C/G - - / x6
G D
How does it feel when life doesn't seem real
F G (1) C/G (1)
And you're floating about on your own
G D
Life seems uncertain, so you draw the curtain
F G
Pretending there's nobody home
D F
Don't theorize, look in your eyes
G Em
They can't tell lies, though you disguise what you see
A D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Your reality
G D
We needed a savior and by our behavior
F G (1) C/G (1) G (1) C/G (1)
The ones that were worth it are gone
G D
But songbirds are talking and runners are walking
F G
A prodigal son's coming home
D F
Don't theorize, look in his eyes
G Em
and they won't tell lies, but if he defies what you see
A D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Here is a key
Chorus:
G Am
Be yourself, why don't you
D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Be your - self, c'mon and
G Am
Be yourself, why don't you
D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Be
G D
He needed a tutor, so built a computer
F G (1) C/G (1) G (1) C/G (1)
And programmed himself not to see
G D
The truth and the lying, the dead or the dying
F G
There is only one way to be
D F
So don't theorize, look in his eyes
G Em
Are they telling lies, the ones that you see on T.V.?
A D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
So you want to be free?
Outro Chorus:
G Am
Be yourself, why don't you
D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Be your - self, c'mon and
G Am
Be yourself, why don't you
D (1) Dsus4 (1) D (1) Dsus2 (1)
Be your - self,
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