Turtles - Let me be

^DPlease don't ^Emistake me, ^Dor try to ^Emake me, the ^Dshadow of ^Eanybody ^Aelse.^{D A D}I ain't the ^Ehim or ^Dher you think I ^Eam, I'm just ^Dtrying ^Ehard to be my^Aself. Though, ^Esociety's goal is to be ^Apart of the whole, that may ^Dsound good to you, not to ^Eme.^E7

Let me ^Abe, let me be..to ^Dthink like I want ^Eto. Let me ^Abe, let me be..that's all ^DI ask of ^Eyou. I ^Dam what I am and that's ^C#mall, I ^Bmever can ^Dbe.^{A D E}

^DDon't try to ^Eplan me ^Dor unders^Etand me, I ^Dcan't stand to ^Ebe under^Astood^D. ^A I could ^Dnever give ^Ein to, or ^Dever live up ^Eto, ^Dbeing like ^Eyou think I ^Ashould. I've got ^Esome inner need which I'm ^Atryin' to heed, I can't ^Dtake hand-me-down ^Edestiny^E7.

Let me ^Abe, let me be..to ^Dthink like I want ^Eto. Let me ^Abe, let me be..that's all ^DI ask of ^Eyou. I ^Dam what I am and that's ^C#mall, I ^Bmever can ^Dbe.^{A D E}

^DDon't try to ^Echange me or ^Dre^Earrange me, to ^Dsatisfy the ^Eselfishness of ^Ayou^D. ^A I'm ^Dnot a piece of ^Eclay, to mold to ^Dyour moves, each ^Eday.. and I'm ^Dnot a pawn to ^Ebe told how to ^Amove. I'm sorry ^EI'm not the fool you thought would ^Aplay by your rules...a 'to-^Deach-his-own' philoso^Ephy.^E7

Let me ^Abe, let me be..to ^Dthink like I want ^Eto. Let me ^Abe, let me be..that's all ^DI ask of ^Eyou. I ^Dam what I am and that's ^C#mall, I ^Bmever can ^Dbe.^{A D E}

I said, that's ^Dall I ^Eever can ^Abe. I said, that's ^Dall I ^Eever can ^Abe. I said, that's ^Dall I ^Eever can ^Abe.(Fade.)