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Yusuf Islam - To Be What You Must Chords

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To Be What You Must Chords

(ver. 1)
Yusuf Islam
...TO BE WHAT YOU MUST... by Yusuf Islam
-------------------------...............

*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*


Intro:

C  G/B  Am  C, F  Em  G, F  E  Am  C, D  F  Am

Verse 1:

C  G/B  Am        C
 I have journeyed,
F    Em   G
 End-less miles.
Am    G/B  Am              F      G
 Seen many harbours, where I took rest a while.

C   G/B  Am   C        F    Em  G    G7
 On this boat called, "near and far".
   Am G/B  Am                 F       G        C
To be what you must, you must give up what you are.

Bridge 1:

Dm  E

Dm                       E
 Only a wind of hope, my heart said,
Dm                           E    E7
 Braving mystic oceans to ar-rive.
Am                C                   D7/F#
 Those who do not leave and choose to stay,
F         E    F  G
 Many sur-vive.

Verse 2:

C   G/B Am    C  F  Em    G
 Be you dust, or be you a star.
   Am G/B      Am               F       G
To be what you must, just reach out for what you are.

    C      G/B Am      F  Em G
And though you travel, ma-ny roads.
Am       G/B Am          F            G        (C)
 There's but one way and that's...the one...you chose.

Interlude: (with La's)

C  G/B  Am  C, F  Em  G, Am  G/B  Am, F  G (x2), Am

Outro:

Am

Am  F, Am  Em (x7), F  C, F  Em
Am  F, Am  Em (x3), F  C, F  Em
Am  F, Am  Em (x2), Am


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       G/B     Am      F       Em

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  x20033  x02210  133211  022000

   G       Dm      E       E7     D7/F#

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  xx0231  022100  020100  2x021x
                                    ____
           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |  \ /  |  | |__   \ \  / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |   \ \/ /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2009    =
            
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