Verse 1DE
You’ll never be happy being somebody else
GD
No matter how hard you try
DE
Walkin’ around in another cat’s clothes
GD
Is only gonna make you cry
ChorusDE
You gotta be you
GD
Just gotta be you
GDE
You gotta be you, you, you...
N.C. DEGD
Just gotta be you
Verse 2DE
You won’t rock a tuxedo like a penguin can
GD
As a bird you will never fly.
DE
I gotta rock this old world like only Pete the Cat can
GD
You can’t do better and I’m tellin’ you why
ChorusDE
You gotta be you
GD
Just gotta be you
GDE
You gotta be you, you, you...
N.C. DEGD
Just gotta be you
DEGD
No one else will do
DEGD x2
Instrumental
Oooo…
Oooo…
Oooo…
Verse 3DE
I wanna be sure that you’re catchin’ my wave
GD
So let me tell you where it’s at, bro
DE
You gotta be sure you’re singin’ your own song
GD
It’s the only tune you gotta know
ChorusDE
You gotta be you
GD
Just gotta be you
GDE
You gotta be you, you, you...
GDE
You you you
GDE
You gotta be you you you
DEGD
Nobody else
You got it
DEGD
Just gotta be you
BridgeBmADG
Just like a reflection in the river
BmADG
I see myself in the mirror
GDE
And I like what I see
GDE
It’s really me
GDE
I’m proud to be
N.C. DEGDA portrait of myself
DEGD x2
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.