I Don't Want to Be — Gavin DeGraw
Chords and lyrics for I Don't Want to Be by Gavin DeGraw (key of C).
Verse
[C]I don't need to be anything [Dm]other
Than a [A]prison guard's son
[C]I don't need to be anything [Dm]other
Than a [A]specialist's son
[C]I don't have to be anyone [Dm]other
[A]Than the birth of two souls in one
[C]Part of where I'm going, is knowing [Dm]where I'm coming [A]from
Chorus
[G]I don't [D]want to be
Anything [A]other than what I've been trying [E]to be lately
[G]All I have to [D]do
Is think of [A]me and I have [E]peace of mind
[G]I'm tired of looking [D]'round rooms
Wondering [A]what I've got to do
[E]Or who I'm supposed to be
[G]I don't [D]want to be anything [A]other than [E]me
Verse
[C]I'm surrounded by [Dm]liars everywhere I [A]turn
[C]I'm surrounded by [Dm]imposters everywhere I[A] turn
[C]I'm surrounded by [Dm]identity crisis everywhere I[A] turn
[C]Am I the [Dm]only one who [A]noticed?
[C]I can't be the[Dm] only one who's [A]learned
Chorus
[G]I don't want [D]to be
Anything [A]other than what I've been [E]trying to be lately
[G]All I have to[D] do
Is think of [A]me and I have peace of[E] mind
[G]I'm tired of [D]looking 'round rooms
Wondering [A]what I've got to do
[E]Or who I'm supposed to be
[G]I don't [D]want to be [A]anything other [E]than me
Bridge
[C]Can I have everyone's [Dm]attention [E]please?
If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to [Dm]leave[Em)]
I came from the [Dm]mountain[Em)]
The crust of creation[Em)][Dm]
My whole situtaion-made from[C] clay [Dm]to [Em]stone
And [C]now I'm [Dm]telling [Em]everybody
(strum one per chord)
Chorus
[G]I don't want to [D]be
Anything [A]other that what I've been trying to be [E]lately
[G]All I have to [D]do
Is think of[A] me and I have peace of[E] mind
(start strumming again)
[G]I'm tired of looking [D]'round rooms
Wondering [A]what I've got to do
Or who I'm [E]supposed to be
[G]I don't [D]want to be [A]anything other than [E]me
[G]I don't [D]want to [A]be[E]
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