What You Are
JewelVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I'm driving around town
Kinda bored with the windows rolled down
See a girl on a bus stop bench
Dressed to draw attention
Hoping everyone will stare
If she don't stand out she thinks she'll disappear
I wish I could hold her, tell her, show her
What she wants is already there
A star is a star
It doesn't have to try to shine
Water will fall
A bird just knows how to to fly
You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom
Or light how to fill up a room
You already are what you are
and what you are is beautiful
I think it repeats for other verses & chords, but unfortunately I didn't figure out the bridge.
Heard a story the other day
Took place at the local VA
A father talking to his dying son
This was his conversation
Its not supposed to be like this
You cant go first I cant handle it
The boy said Dad now dont you cry,
Remember when I was a child what you used to tell me when Id ask why?
(Youd say) Gravity is gravity
It doesnt try to pull you down
Stone is stone
It cant help but hold its ground
The wind just blows, though you cant see
Its everywhere like Ill always be
You already are what you are
And what you are is strong enough
Look in the mirror
Now thatss another story to tell
I give love to others
But I give myself hell
Id have to tell myself
In every scene theres a perfect plan
Everything I hoped to be
I already am
A flower is a flower
It doesnt have to try to bloom
And light is light
Just knows how to fill a room
And dark is dark
So the stars have a place to shine
The tide goes out
So it can come back another time
Goodbye makes a love so sweet
And love is love so it can teach us
We already are what we are
And what we are is beautiful
And strong enough
And good enough
And bright enough
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Readable chord sheet for What You Are by Jewel
[D]I'm driving around town [G/B]Kinda bored with the windows rolled down [D/B]See a girl on a bus stop bench [Em7]Dressed to draw attention [D]Hoping everyone will stare [G/B]If she don't stand out she thinks she'll disappear [D/B]I wish I could hold her, tell her, sho[A/C#]w her [G/B]What she wants is already there [A] [D]A star is a star [G/B]It doesn't have to try to shine [A/C#]Water will fall [Em7]A bird just knows how to to fly [D]You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom [G/B]Or light how to fill up a room [Em7]You already are what you are [G] and what you are is beautiful [D] I think it repeats for other verses & chords, but unfortunately I didn't figure out the bridge. Heard a story the other day Took place at the local VA A father talking to his dying son This was his conversation Its not supposed to be like this You cant go first I cant handle it The boy said Dad now dont you cry, Remember when I was a child what you used to tell me when Id ask why? (Youd say) Gravity is gravity It doesnt try to pull you down Stone is stone It cant help but hold its ground The wind just blows, though you cant see Its everywhere like Ill always be You already are what you are And what you are is strong enough Look in the mirror Now thatss another story to tell I give love to others But I give myself hell Id have to tell myself In every scene theres a perfect plan Everything I hoped to be I already am A flower is a flower It doesnt have to try to bloom And light is light Just knows how to fill a room And dark is dark So the stars have a place to shine The tide goes out So it can come back another time Goodbye makes a love so sweet And love is love so it can teach us We already are what we are And what we are is beautiful And strong enough And good enough And bright enough