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I Just Wanted To Be Me Chords

Music by: Johnny Mathis
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[Intro 1]
[D][Am][Dsus4][D][Am][D][Am][Dsus4][Am]

[Verse 1]
As a boy I dreamt [D]of
[Esus4]all the t[D]hin[Em]gs t[Am]hat were to be
A man of [Bm]the world with power
in [F#m]his hands
[C]A man who was [G]king [A]they weren't for[D] me,
[B]they weren't for[Em] me[Dm]
[G]Of [C]all the things to be,
simple [Am]things they favored me [Em]and
[C]I j[Bm]ust wante[Am]d to be [D]me,
[Am]I ju[Bm]st wanted [Am]to be m[D]e[Am]
[D][Am]

[Verse 2]
Many moons now have [D]passed[Esus4]
by [Am]the man I've grown to be
A man of [Bm]the world with
power in [F#m]his hands
[C]They said I was [G]king, [A]they couldn't see[D],
[B]it's not for[Em] me[Dm]
[G]Of all[C] the things to be,
simple [Am]things they favored me [Em]and
[C]I j[Bm]ust wante[Am]d to be [Dsus4]me,[D]
[Am]I ju[C]st w[Bm]anted to [Am]be me[Dsus4][D][Am]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dsus4][Esus4][Am][D][Am][Bm]
[F#m]
[D]

[Verse 3]
[C]They said I was [G]king, [A]they couldn't see[D],
[B]it's not for[Em] me[Dm]
[G]Of all[C] the things to be,
simple [Am]things they favored [Em]me an[C] d
[Bm]I just wan[Am]ted to[Dsus4] be me,[D]
[Am]I ju[C]st w[Bm]anted to [Am]be me[Dsus4][D][Am][C][Dsus4]
[C]I j[Bm]ust wante[Am]d to be [D]me,
[Am]I ju[C]st w[Dsus4]anted to[C] be [Bm]me[Am][Dsus4][D][Am][C][Dsus4]
[C]I j[Bm]ust wante[Am]d to be[Dsus4][D][Am]
[C]me[Dsus4][C][Bm][Dsus4]
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