When You Are Who You Are — Gil Scott-Heron
Chords and lyrics for When You Are Who You Are by Gil Scott-Heron (key of A#).
Intro
[Fmaj7] [Ebmaj7]
Verse 1
[Fmaj7]You always go [Ebmaj7]out of your way to [Fmaj7]impress me[Ebmaj7]
[F]Don't you know by [Ebmaj7]now, ain't no[Bb] need to [Fmaj7]impress me?[Ebmaj7]
[Bbmaj7]I'm impressed every[Am7] time you smile
[D7]When I feel like you [Dm7]mean to smile
Cause you can be [Gm7] so [Am7]very[Bbmaj7] [C]beautiful
When you are who you [Fmaj7]are[Ebmaj7]
[Fmaj7] [Ebmaj7]
Verse 2
[Fmaj7]Every morning, when [Ebmaj7]you wake up
You [Bbmaj7]put on a [Fmaj7]new disguise[Ebmaj7]
[Fmaj7]How long did you [Ebmaj7]think it would take me to[Fmaj7] realize?[Ebmaj7]
[Bbmaj7]Girl, the things you [Am7]were ain't real
[D7] You never tell me just [Dm7]how you feel
Girl, you could [Gm]be [Am7] so very [Bbmaj7]beautiful[C]
When you are who you [Fmaj7]are[Ebmaj7]
Verse 3
[Bbmaj7]People never [Am]seem to [Gm]want to be [F]themselves
[Bbmaj7]So they end up [Am]running in circles [Gm7]confused
Yes, [Eb]confused, just like everyone[C7] else
[Fmaj7] [Ebmaj7]
Verse 4
[Fmaj7]Every morning, when [Ebmaj7]you wake up, you put on a [Fmaj7]new disguise[Ebmaj7]
[Fmaj7]Just how long did you [Ebmaj7]think it would take me to [Fmaj7]realize?[Ebmaj7]
[Bbmaj7]That the things you [Am7]were ain't real
[Dm7]You never tell me just how you [D7]feel
When you could [Gm]be [Am7]so very [Bbmaj7]beautiful[C]
When you are who you [Fmaj7]are[Ebmaj7]
Outro
N.C.
Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it
[Fmaj7] [Ebmaj7]When you are who you [Fmaj7]are, yeah
[Ebmaj7]Oh when you are who [Fmaj7]you are, yeah
[Ebmaj7]Oh when you are who [Fmaj7]you are, yeah
[Ebmaj7]Oh when you are who [Fmaj7]you are
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