• Song:

    You Gotta Be

  • Artist:

    Des'ree

  • Album:

    Barcelona '99 - Epic 2

Intro:  G5    A5   B5     x2 

        G5    A5   D5        
  
G5 
Listen     as   your   day        unfolds, 
A5                      B5 
Challenge what  the    future      holds, 
G5 
Try   and  keep  your  head    up   to   the 
A5    D5 
Sky 
  
  
G5                      G5 
Lov - ers  they  may   cause  you  tears, 
A5                    B5 
Go     a - head      release  your fears, 
G5                     G5 
Stand  up  and   be   counted,    don't be 
A5                D5 
'shamed    to    cry.         You  gotta  be ... 
  
  
G5 
You gotta  be   bad,    you gotta  be 
A5                      B5 
bold,  you gotta  be   wi - ser. 
G5   
You gotta  be   hard,   you gotta  be 
A5                      D5 
tough, you gotta  be   stron - ger. 
G5 
You gotta  be   cool,   you gotta  be 
A5                     B5 
calm ,  you gotta stay together. 
A#5                  A5 
All    I    know,   all  I  know, 
C5                   D5 
Love will  save the day. 
  
  
G5                      G5 
Herald     what   your mother      said, 
A5                      B5 
Read  the  books  your father      read, 
G5                      G5 
Try   to   solve  the  puzzles     in  your 
A5                      D5 
Own       sweet        time. 
G5                      G5 
Some  may  have  more  cash  than  you, 
A5                      B5 
Others     take   a    different   view, 
G5 
My,               oh,              my, 
A5           D5 
eh,         eh,         eh... 
  
Chorus Repeat 
  
  
E5 
Don't      ask    no   questions   it  goes 
F5 
On         with  -   out        you. 
G5  
Live  and  you   may   hide   if   you  can't 
F#5            A5 
Stand     the  pace.    
E5  
The world      gets    so  sad, it can't stop it, 
F5  
if       you        try          to. 
G5                 
Ask   not  is    dan...ger        staring 
  
In   the   face. 
  
  
G5 
Listen     as   your   day        unfolds 
A5                      B5 
Challenge  what  the   future      holds 
G5 
Try   to   keep  your  head     up  to the 
A5    D5 
Sky.... 
  

G5    
Lov - ers  they  may   cause  you  tears 
A5                    B5 
Go      a - head     release  your  fears 
G5    
My,               oh,              my... 
A5           D5 
eh,         eh,         eh... 
  
Repeat Chorus   x2 
  
  
G5   
Got         to    be    bold, 
A5                       B5 
Got         to    be    bad, 
G5      
Got         to    be    wise, 
A5                      D5 
Not        ever        sad. 
G5   
Got          to   be    hard, 
A5                       B5 
Not         too  too    hard. 
G5                      G5 
Lord,       I          know        is 
A5                                 D5 
Love       will        save   the  day. 
  
Repeat Chorus
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