I'm Gonna Be Somebody Chords

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I'm Gonna Be Somebody by Travis Tritt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Em and G(now. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(G)Bobby played his (D)guitar on the (C)hard side of (D)town 
(G)Where it's hard for a (D)poor boy to find the (C)mon(D)ey. 
(G)He had dedica(D)tion, he (C)had the heart and (D)soul. 
(C)Somehow (D)knew he was born to (G)play. 
 
 
(G)People said get a (D)real job sup(C)port your fami(D)ly 
(G)Cause there's no (D)future on the (C)road your (D)takin' 
(G)But he never (D)said a word, the (C)dreamer just kept (D)on 
(C)Late at (D)night you could hear him (G)sing. 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
(G)one of these (C)days I'm gonna (D)break these chains. 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
some(Em)day, you can (C)bet your hard earned (D)dollar  
I (G)will. 
 
(G)The road was a (D)struggle  
It took him (C)two years to the (D)top 
(G(now he's Number (D)one on the stage and the (C)radio(D) 
(G)still he can't (D)believe how poeple  
(C)come from miles (D)around 
(C)when it seems like (D)only (G)yesterday, he was singin 
 
CHORUS 
 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
(G)one of these (C)days I'm gonna (D)break these chains. 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
some(Em)day, you can (C)bet your hard earned (D)dollar  
I (G)will. 
 
 
(G)Bobby played his (D)hometown, one (C)full moon August (D)night 
(G)When he heard a (D)voice  (C)in the front row (D)singing 
(G)It was a sandy-haired (D)Rebel boy with (C)same ole hungry (D)eyes 
(C)He looked up at (D)Bobby and (G)said 
 
CHORUS 2X 
 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
(G)one of these (C)days I'm gonna (D)break these chains. 
(G)I'm gonna (C)be somebod(D)y,  
some(Em)day, you can (C)bet your hard earned (D)dollar  
I (G)will.  ya know I will 2nd Chor: Oh Yeah 
 
Tag: 
 
You can bet your hard earned dollar I will.  
 

    	

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