Hayes Carll – What I Will Be (Guitar)

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As recorded by Hayes Carll (From the 2025 Album WE'RE ONLY HUMAN) [Intro] D [Verse 1]
D
I am what I am

G           D
An insecure mountain

                        Bm        A
Long-winded fountain of useless advice

         D
And I've been where I've been

     G          D
From Bolivar to Houston

                              A                D
I never could get used to how fast it all went by
[Chorus]
         G                       D
And I'll take in a breath as the sun hits the ocean

G                          Bm           A
Home is a place where they just let you be

          D             A           G              D
Go on and tell this old world that I'm tired of pretending

                    A              G              D
From here until the end, I'm gonna be what I will be
[Verse 2]
D
I've seen what I've seen

G            D
A highway of laughter

                                     Bm           A
The dream I was chasin' after always felt so far away

      D
But I know what I know

            G            D
That there's no shame in cryin'

     G                     A             D
Just a beauty in tryin' to find your own way
[Chorus]
         G                       D
And I'll take in a breath as the sun hits the ocean

G                          Bm           A
Home is a place where they just let you be

          D             A           G               D
Go on and tell this old world that I'm done with pretending

                    A              G              D
From here until the end, I'm gonna be what I will be
[Instrumental Break] Em A Em A [Verse 3]
D
I'm gonna earn my scars

            G                D
From livin' too close to the fire

                                Bm             A
Get kicked out of the choir for singing my own song

            D
There's not one thing left

     G          D
That anyone can sell me

                                   A             D
Don't bother tryin' to tell me the way I live is wrong
[Chorus]
         G                       D
And I'll take in a breath as the sun hits the ocean

G                         Bm         A
Home is a place where I'm just gonna be

          D             A           G                  D
Go on and tell this old world that I'm through with pretending

                    A              G
From here until the end, I'm gonna be

     D             A              G A
From now until the end, I'm gonna be

G                        D
I'm gonna be what I will be
[Outro] D A D