Be Somebody

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[E]I want to be so[B]mebody
[C#m]I want to make a difference[A]
[E]Little boy caught in a drive-by
[Abm]Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die,
[A]And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line,
[B]He could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life
[E]Little boy who once was the leader of his class
[Abm]The little source of joy, always neatly dressed
[A]Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk,
[B]Was found with his mother, lying in her lap
[F#m]With two bullets in his chest

[F#m]And,oh my god,what is this madness?
[A]I will not let it kill by gladness
[F#m]And,oh my god, what is this madness?
[A]My joy inside w[B]ill send this[E] message

I want t[B]o be somebody
[C#m]I want to make a difference,
Fo[A]r we all [B]are childr[E]en of the Mother
I want to [B]be somebody
[C#m]I want to make a difference,
[A]For we all [B]are children of the Fa[E]ther    [C#m]         [A]            [Abm]

[E]Outspoken man, leading sisters and brothers,
[Abm]Picked himself up from hustling,drugs and gutters
[A]Doing time on the inside, he found a higher power
[B]Now, back with a mission to help us help each other
[E]Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street
[B]From universities, Africa, the Middle East
[A]And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free
[B]But the power of the truth made enemies of the weak
[F#m]He was killed by his own people

[F#m]And, oh my god, what is this madness?
[A]I will not let it kill my gladness
[F#m]And, oh my god, what is this madness?
[A]My joy inside wi[B]ll send this m[E]essage

I want to b[B]e somebody
[C#m]I want to make a difference,
[A]For we all a[B]re children of the M[E]other
I want[B] to be somebody
[C#m]I want to make a difference
[A]for we [B]all are childr[E]en

[E]Ignite This Fire inside, this light that is the Tr[Abm]uth
[A]Shake off the system's chains, no longer be th[B]eir fool
[E]In the face of brutality, show the oth[Abm]er cheek
[A]Trigger-happy policing will never kill [B]our dignity

[F#m]And,oh my god, what is this madness?
[A]I will not let it kill my gladness
[F#m]And, oh my god, what is this madness?
[A]                [B]             [E]        [E]  [Abm]  [C#m]  [A]  [B]  [E]   x2
My joy inside will send this message

  [[E]                     [Abm]
  [Lift up your heart and See
  [                    [C#m]
x2[Open your heart and See
  [                       [A] [B] [E]
  [Lift up your heart and Sing...
while playing the 2. time sing voice instead of heart

I want to be s[B]omebody
I want to make a di[C#m]fference,
[A]For we all are c[B]hildren of the M[E]other
I want to b[B]e somebody
I want to ma[C#m]ke a difference,
For [A]we all are[B] children of the Fa[E]ther