Misc Musicals - Bandstand - who i was

^A#You know what I want even ^Amore Is to be ^Bjust who I ^Cmwas bef^C#sus2ore

^G#Self-assured, future ^A#mall secured That was ^D#Julia ^G#Quick to trust, saw the ^A#mworld as just That was^D# Juli^Fa ^FFull of promise and ^D#full of ^A#poise ^D#Hardly any of ^A#which this s^Dmhop girl now employs ^A#But I muddle through...

^G#Easy smile, avid ^A#mcinephile That was ^D#Julia That was Julia Before^F being branded a ^D#gold star ^A#wife

^A#sus4A distinction ^A#that's redef^Dmining my whole l^D#ife ^A#Well, it feels like it does ^A#I feel guilty because ^A#There are days when I just want to be who I ^Dwas

^D#I'm not s^G#aying I'd trade the life That I had with ^A#him for a minute ^D#That was o^G#nce in a lifetime love And I know I was ^A#lucky to win it ^GmAnd I'm told to be ^A#proud All the newsreels and magazines practically ^C#augshout it ^GmBut I'm never al^A#lowed To a^C#dmit there is nothing remotely ^C#augheroic ab^A#out it

^G#Not a doubt how her ^A#mlife played out That was ^D#Julia ^FAll the details of ^D#who I ^A#am Made irrelevant with one ^Dmsingle telegram ^D#That's what widowhood does I resent it because There are days when I just want to be Momentarily f^Free And ^D#happily^F who I ^A#was