Be Somebody chords and lyrics - PAULA COLE

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[Verse 1]
[D]I want to be [A]somebod[D]y
[A]I want to [Bm]make a difference
[G][Asus4]

[Verse 2]
[Asus4]Little bo[D]y caught in a drive-by
Witnessed [Bm]Witnessed the killer
who made his daddy die,
And 'cause [G]he identified and
signed the dotted line,
He could [Asus4]feel it in h[A]is stomach,
he signed away his life
Little [D]boy who once was
the [A]leader [D]of his class
The [Bm]little source of joy,
always neatly [G]dressed
Now would hang his head and
be left crying at his desk,
Was [Asus4]found with his[A] mother,
lying [Asus4]in her la[A]p
With two [Asus4]bullets in h[D]is c[A]hest
[Am]An

[Verse 3]
[C]d,oh my god,what is this madness?
[G]I will not let it kill by gladness
An[C]d,oh my god, what is this madness?
My [G]joy inside will send
[Asus4]this message[A][D]

[Verse 4]
[D]I want to be [A]somebody
I want to [Bm]make a difference,
For we [G]all are children [A]of the Mother
[D]I want to be [A]somebody
I want to [Bm]make a difference,
For we [G]all are children [A]of the

[Interlude 1]
Father
[D][Bm][G][Asus4]

[Verse 5]
[Asus4]Out spoke[D]n man,
leading sisters and brothers,
[Bm]Picked himself up from
hustling,drugs and gutters
[G]Doing time on the inside,
[A]he found a [D]higher [A]power
[G]Now, bac[Asus4]k with a [A]mission to
help us help [Asus4]each other

[Verse 6]
[Asus4]Respected [D]from bourgeoisie to
[A]homeless in [D]the street
From [Bm]universities, Africa, the Middle East
And [G]through the threats of death he
spoke truth and set men free
But the [Asus4]power of [A]the truth
made enemies of the weak
He was [Asus4]killed by hi[A]s ow[D]n people

[Verse 7]
And, [C]oh my god, what is this madness?
[G]I will not let it kill my gladness
And, [C]oh my god, what is this madness?
My [G]joy inside will [Asus4]send this message
[D]

[Verse 8]
I want [A]to be somebody
I want to [Bm]make a difference,
For we [G]all are children [A]of the Mother
[D]I want to b[A]e somebody
I want to [Bm]make a difference
for we [G]all [A]are children

[Verse 9]
[D]Ig nite This Fire inside,
this [Bm]light that is the Truth
[G]Shake off the system's chains,
no [A]longer [Asus4]be their fool
In the [D]face of brutality,
[Bm]show the other cheek
[G]Trigger-happy policing policing
will never [Asus4]kill our dignity

[Verse 10]
An[C]d,oh my god, what is this madness?
[G]I will not let it kill my gladness
And, [C]oh my god, what is this madness?
My [G]joy inside will [Asus4]send this[A] message
[D]

[Interlude 2]
[A][Bm][G][A]
[D][A][Bm][G][A]
[D][A][D][A]

[Verse 11]
Lift up your heart and [Bm]See
Open your heart [G]and [A]See[D][A]
Lift up your voice [Bm]and
Sing...
[G][A][D]

[Verse 12]
[A]
I want to be somebody
I want to [Bm]make a difference,
For [A]we [G]all are children [A]of
the [D]Mother
I want [A]to be some[D]body[A]
I want to [Bm]make a difference,
For we [G]all are children [A]of the Father
[D]