• Song:

    You Gotta Be

  • Artist:

    Des'ree

  • Album:

    Barcelona '99 - Epic 2

Intro:  G    A   Bm     x2 

        G    A   D        
  
G 
Listen     as   your   day        unfolds, 
A                      Bm 
Challenge what  the    future      holds, 
G 
Try   and  keep  your  head    up   to   the 
A    D 
Sky 
  
  
G                      G 
Lov - ers  they  may   cause  you  tears, 
A                    Bm 
Go     a - head      release  your fears, 
G                     G 
Stand  up  and   be   counted,    don't be 
A                D 
'shamed    to    cry.         You  gotta  be ... 
  
  
G 
You gotta  be   bad,    you gotta  be 
A                      Bm 
bold,  you gotta  be   wi - ser. 
G   
You gotta  be   hard,   you gotta  be 
A                      D 
tough, you gotta  be   stron - ger. 
G 
You gotta  be   cool,   you gotta  be 
A                     Bm 
calm ,  you gotta stay together. 
A#                  Am 
All    I    know,   all  I  know, 
C                   D 
Love will  save the day. 
  
  
G                      G 
Herald     what   your mother      said, 
A                      Bm 
Read  the  books  your father      read, 
G                      G 
Try   to   solve  the  puzzles     in  your 
A                      D 
Own       sweet        time. 
G                      G 
Some  may  have  more  cash  than  you, 
A                      Bm 
Others     take   a    different   view, 
G 
My,               oh,              my, 
A           D 
eh,         eh,         eh... 
  
Chorus Repeat 
  
  
Em 
Don't      ask    no   questions   it  goes 
Fm 
On         with  -   out        you. 
G  
Live  and  you   may   hide   if   you  can't 
F#m            A 
Stand     the  pace.    
Em  
The world      gets    so  sad, it can't stop it, 
Fm  
if       you        try          to. 
G                 
Ask   not  is    dan...ger        staring 
  
In   the   face. 
  
  
G 
Listen     as   your   day        unfolds 
A                      Bm 
Challenge  what  the   future      holds 
G 
Try   to   keep  your  head     up  to the 
A    D 
Sky.... 
  

G    
Lov - ers  they  may   cause  you  tears 
A                    Bm 
Go      a - head     release  your  fears 
G    
My,               oh,              my... 
A           D 
eh,         eh,         eh... 
  
Repeat Chorus   x2 
  
  
G   
Got         to    be    bold, 
A                       Bm 
Got         to    be    bad, 
G      
Got         to    be    wise, 
A                      D 
Not        ever        sad. 
G   
Got          to   be    hard, 
A                       Bm 
Not         too  too    hard. 
G                      G 
Lord,       I          know        is 
A                                 D 
Love       will        save   the  day. 
  
Repeat Chorus
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