Paula Cole - Be somebody

^EI want to be so^Hmebody ^C#mI want to make a difference^{A E}Little boy caught in a drive-by ^G#mWitnessed the killer who made his daddy die, ^AAnd 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line, ^HHe could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life ^ELittle boy who once was the leader of his class ^G#mThe little source of joy, always neatly dressed ^ANow would hang his head and be left crying at his desk, ^HWas found with his mother, lying in her lap ^F#mWith two bullets in his chest

^F#mAnd,oh my god,what is this madness? ^AI will not let it kill by gladness ^F#mAnd,oh my god, what is this madness? ^AMy joy inside w^Hill send this^E message

I want t^Ho be somebody ^C#mI want to make a difference, Fo^Ar we all ^Hare childr^Een of the Mother I want to ^Hbe somebody ^C#mI want to make a difference, ^AFor we all ^Hare children of the Fa^Ether ^{C#m A G#m}

^EOutspoken man, leading sisters and brothers, ^G#mPicked himself up from hustling,drugs and gutters ^ADoing time on the inside, he found a higher power ^HNow, back with a mission to help us help each other ^ERespected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street ^HFrom universities, Africa, the Middle East ^AAnd through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free ^HBut the power of the truth made enemies of the weak ^F#mHe was killed by his own people

^F#mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness? ^AI will not let it kill my gladness ^F#mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness? ^AMy joy inside wi^Hll send this m^Eessage

I want to b^He somebody ^C#mI want to make a difference, ^AFor we all a^Hre children of the M^Eother I want^H to be somebody ^C#mI want to make a difference ^Afor we ^Hall are childr^Een

^EIgnite This Fire inside, this light that is the Tr^G#muth ^AShake off the system's chains, no longer be th^Heir fool ^EIn the face of brutality, show the oth^G#mer cheek ^ATrigger-happy policing will never kill ^Hour dignity

^F#mAnd,oh my god, what is this madness? ^AI will not let it kill my gladness ^F#mAnd, oh my god, what is this madness? A H E E G#m C#m A H E x2 My joy inside will send this message

I want to be s^Homebody I want to make a di^C#mfference, ^AFor we all are c^Hhildren of the M^Eother I want to b^He somebody I want to ma^C#mke a difference, For ^Awe all are^H children of the Fa^Ether