CM9/B : x20010 Intro/Pre-chord: C F C Dm C G C CM9/B Am C When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dream F G C F At Barker Street Bus Station every night C CM9/B Am C When I tried to get it on she just looked at me with scorn F G C C CM9/B My courage turned to fear and I took flight Am F G C CM9/B For those looks they seemed to say you ain’t nothin' go away Am G F G C You’re just some face in some crowd so I walked home and I vowed F Em Dm C I'm gonna be somebody someday C CM9/B Am C Her name was Irene Wilde Oh such beauty for a child F G C F When she started dating boys I nearly died C CM9/B Am C Well I could not barely stand seeing anyone hold her hand F G C C CM9/B I thought I'd have to crawl away and hide Am F G C In my mother's Sunday room I’d compose so many tunes CM9/B Am G F G C They was all the same just a frame for the name and just to say F Em Dm C I'm gonna be somebody someday Bb F G C CM9/B Wild was your name, I soon left that country town Am F I’ve been around, I've seen some things, G C I’ve seen some ups, I've seen some downs Bb F G C Smile through your shock as you hear your name outloud Am F I’s that face in the crowd G C I didn't dig it I'm much too proud C F C F C F C CM9/B Am C When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for that dream F G C F At Barker street bus station non-affair C CM9/B Am C At the time it seemed so sad but it didn't turn out bad F G C C CM9/B if she hadn't turned me down I'd still be there Am F Well I think most folks agree G C CM9/B A little put-down makes them see Am G F they aint the chain they're just a link G C and thats why she made me think F Em Dm F Em Dm F Em Dm C I'm gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody – someday Fade to end