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C Dm
Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
G7 C
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
F G7 F G7
I've gotta be me I've gotta be me
F C Dm G7
What else can I be, but what I am
C Dm
I want to live, not merely survive
G7 C
And won't give up this dream of life that keeps me alive
F G7 F G7
I've gotta be me - I've gotta be me
F Dm C
The dream that I see makes what I am
E7 Am
That far away prize - A world of success
Dm G7 C
Is waiting for me, if I heed the call
Am Bm
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
Am Dm G7
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all
C Dm
I'll go it alone , That's how it must be
G7 C
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me
F G7 F G7
I've gotta be free - I've gotta be free
F Am G7 C A7
Daring to try to do it or die, I've gotta be me.
C# D#m
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
G#7 C#
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me
F# G#7 F# G#7
I've gotta be free - I've gotta be free
F# A#m F#7 C#
Daring to try to do it or die, I've gotta be me.
Instrumental Coda:
F#7 C# F#7 C# F#7 C#
Tab by Julio Augusto

Source: http://www.theguitarguy.com/ivegotta.htm

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