[INTRO]
[C] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[G]If I'm not who I'm supposed to [Am]be
A mothers [G]son, a fathers [Am]boy
A brothers [G]friend, a sisters [Am]joy
An uncle c[G]ool, a cousin t[Am]rue
And who [G]knows a father [Am]too
A shy [G]recluse who once shut [Am]in
A pa[G]triot, a ci[Am]tizen
Why was I [G]born a my[Am]stery
[G]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[VERSE 2]
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right lord
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
And do what's [G]good in your [Am]sight
Sometimes my [G]best is good [Am]enough
Sometimes I [G]bluff that I am [Am]tough
I've turned my [G]cheek instead of [Am]fight
And made them [G]wrong when they were [Am]right
If you help [G]those who help them[Am]selves
How comes the [G]meek don't fare so [Am]well
And I have [G]prayed with all my [Am]might
[G]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [C]
[VERSE 3]
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
When I have [G]lived a life [Am]depraved
I've worshipped [G]money, murdered [Am]Cain
Used your [G]name sometimes in [Am]vain
Worked on [G]Sundays, rocked and [Am]rolled
Wanted bad [G]enough I've [Am]stole
She came to [G]me what was next [Am]door
It's not like [G]we had met be[Am]fore
Oh tell me [G]what else can I [Am]say
[G]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
[VERSE 4]
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace
Will it be [G]on a golden [Am]street
With big [G]parades and pretty [Am]girls
Cotton [G]candy colored [Am]swirls
Waving [G]fields of springtime [Am]sun
That wars [G]been never waged [Am]upon
[G]My lovers arms, my first [Am]release
[G]How am I ever gonna find [C]peace
[OUTRO]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [C]
[C] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[G]If I'm not who I'm supposed to [Am]be
A mothers [G]son, a fathers [Am]boy
A brothers [G]friend, a sisters [Am]joy
An uncle c[G]ool, a cousin t[Am]rue
And who [G]knows a father [Am]too
A shy [G]recluse who once shut [Am]in
A pa[G]triot, a ci[Am]tizen
Why was I [G]born a my[Am]stery
[G]How am I ever gonna be [C]me
[VERSE 2]
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right lord
[F]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
And do what's [G]good in your [Am]sight
Sometimes my [G]best is good [Am]enough
Sometimes I [G]bluff that I am [Am]tough
I've turned my [G]cheek instead of [Am]fight
And made them [G]wrong when they were [Am]right
If you help [G]those who help them[Am]selves
How comes the [G]meek don't fare so [Am]well
And I have [G]prayed with all my [Am]might
[G]How am I ever gonna do [C]right
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [C]
[VERSE 3]
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
When I have [G]lived a life [Am]depraved
I've worshipped [G]money, murdered [Am]Cain
Used your [G]name sometimes in [Am]vain
Worked on [G]Sundays, rocked and [Am]rolled
Wanted bad [G]enough I've [Am]stole
She came to [G]me what was next [Am]door
It's not like [G]we had met be[Am]fore
Oh tell me [G]what else can I [Am]say
[G]How am I ever gonna be [C]saved
[VERSE 4]
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace, lord
[F]How am I ever gonna fin[C]d peace
Will it be [G]on a golden [Am]street
With big [G]parades and pretty [Am]girls
Cotton [G]candy colored [Am]swirls
Waving [G]fields of springtime [Am]sun
That wars [G]been never waged [Am]upon
[G]My lovers arms, my first [Am]release
[G]How am I ever gonna find [C]peace
[OUTRO]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [C]
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