The Kooks

Be Who You Are

The Kooks


Tom: Am

C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Am                  F
ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta 
Am                  F
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

[Verse]
C           E           Am         F
You don't know, who you are
C                 E                          Am           F
The road's gonna take you, make you walk too far
C          E                Am              F
You're a liar, you're are a thief, you're a star
C              E            Am            F
But you don't know who you are

[Pre-Chorus]
Am              F                      Dm
You are just a kid with a sentimental heart
                 G        C               Am
Afraid of what'd happen before you ever start
                   F                          Dm
You don't need the baggage, you don't need the stuff
                 G        C              E
You don't need nobody to fill your empty cup

[Chorus]
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Am                  F
ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Baby you're a star)
Am                  F
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

[Verse]
C           E      Am            F
Never give up, Coltrane
C             E               Am            F
Never be a slave to your own name
C         E              Am            F
You're a poet, you're a fake, you're a star
C              E           Am         F
But you don't know who you are

[Pre-Chorus]
Am               F                      Dm
We could shine a light, here inside the dark
              G       C      Am
Get a little closer, lonely spark
                             F                      Dm
When there's nothing left to win and you could only lose
                        G              C            E
What's keeping you from doing what you always wanna do?

[Chorus]
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta
Am                  F
ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Baby you're a star)
Am                  F
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta

[Instrumental]
C Em Am G#aug

[Bridge]
C                  Em               Am                             F
Lately, I've been feeling, like the stars were rolling out for me, stars were rolling out
C                  Em              Am                             F
Lately, I've been feeling, but the stars were rolling out for me, stars were rolling out
    C                 Em              Am                             F
But maybe, they're misleading. Is it just a light reflecting off the street?

[Pre-Chorus]
Am              F                      Dm
You are just a kid, with a sentimental heart 
               G       C             Am
Do it for yourself and do it for the art
                   F                           Dm
You don't need the baggage, you don't need the stuff 
                 G        C              E
You don't need nobody to fill your empty cup

[Solo]
Am F Dm G C E

[Chorus]
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
Am                  F
ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be, be who you are)
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
Am                  F
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Baby you're a star)
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
Am                  F
ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Be who you are)
C               E      
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta (Baby you're a star)
Am                  F
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta