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Be Somebody Tab

by Paula Cole


Hi pls rate this Tab, I think it's a really great song, but it wasn't still here, 
so I made it on my own...
Hope you like it!

Paula Cole – Be Somebody

              
I want to be somebody 
                        
I want to make a difference
  
Little boy caught in a drive-by 

Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die, 

And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line,

He could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life

Little boy who once was the leader of his class 

The little source of joy, always neatly dressed 

Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk,

Was found with his mother, lying in her lap 

With two bullets in his chest 


And,oh my god,what is this madness? 

I will not let it kill by gladness 

And,oh my god, what is this madness? 
                          
My joy inside will send this message 

        
I want to be somebody 

I want to make a difference,
                   
For we all are children of the Mother
          
I want to be somebody 

I want to make a difference,
                                          
For we all are children of the Father


Outspoken man, leading sisters and brothers, 

Picked himself up from hustling,drugs and gutters

Doing time on the inside, he found a higher power 

Now, back with a mission to help us help each other 

Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street

From universities, Africa, the Middle East 

And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free

But the power of the truth made enemies of the weak 

He was killed by his own people 


And, oh my god, what is this madness? 

I will not let it kill my gladness 

And, oh my god, what is this madness?
                            
My joy inside will send this message 

           
I want to be somebody 

I want to make a difference,
                              
For we all are children of the Mother
      
I want to be somebody 

I want to make a difference
                   
for we all are children 

                                                 
Ignite This Fire inside, this light that is the Truth 
                                             
Shake off the system's chains, no longer be their fool 
                                     
In the face of brutality, show the other cheek 
                                      
Trigger-happy policing will never kill our dignity 


And,oh my god, what is this madness? 

I will not let it kill my gladness 

And, oh my god, what is this madness? 
                                                  x2
My joy inside will send this message 

  [                     
  [Lift up your heart and See 
  [                    
x2[Open your heart and See
  [                         
  [Lift up your heart and Sing...
while playing the 2. time sing voice instead of heart

              
I want to be somebody 
                   
I want to make a difference,
                              
For we all are children of the Mother
           
I want to be somebody 
            
I want to make a difference,
                               
For we all are children of the Father