{title: Be who you are}
{artist: Patricia Schmitz-Heres}
{artist: Frans-Willem Post}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 67}
{key: D}
{duration: 2:20}
{composer: Frans-Willem Post}
{lyricist: Patricia Schmitz-Heres}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-05-06}
{meta: url https://fwiep.nl/muziek/achter-de-naas-aa}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[D] [Dmaj7] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Gsus2] [D5]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
a [D]magical feeling, [Dmaj7] came [Gmaj7]down over me
'cause [D]you were lying there, [Dmaj7] just [Gmaj7]crying softly
I [C]saw you the [Gsus2]first time, felt [C]totally in [Asus4]love [A]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[D]smile, [Dmaj7]cry, [Bm7]be who you [F#m7]are [Gsus2]
do [Em7]all that you [Asus4]want, [A] but [Em7]don't go too [Asus4]far ([F#m7]don't go too [Bsus4]far [B])
when [Em7]you'll live your [Asus4]life, just like you [D]do [Dmaj7] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Gsus2] [D5]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
with [D]you in my life, [Dmaj7] one [Gmaj7]dream did come true
that [D]moment in time, [Dmaj7] i became a [Gmaj7]mommy of you
[C] pretty little [Gsus2]boy of mine, i [C]want you to [Asus4]see [A]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[D]smile, [Dmaj7]cry, [Bm7]be who you [F#m7]are [Gsus2]
do [Em7]all that you [Asus4]want, [A] but [Em7]don't go too [Asus4]far ([F#m7]don't go too [Bsus4]far [B])
when [Em7]you'll live your [Asus4]life, just like you [Bm]do [Bm/A] [Gmaj7] [C]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: End}
in [Am7]your life I [C]hope you'll be [Cadd9]free
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