(F)Lis ten as your day un folds, (G)chal lenge what the (Am7)fu ture holds.
(F)Try and keep your head up to the (G)sky.
(F)Lov ers, they may cause you tears, (G)go a head re (Am7)lease your fears.
(F)Stand up and be count ed don’t be a (G)shamed to (C)cry.
You got ta be, you got ta be bad, you got ta be (G)bold, you got ta (Am7)be wis er.
You got ta be hard, you got ta be (G)tough, you got ta (C)be strong er
You got ta be cool, you got ta be (G)calm, you got ta (Am7)stay to geth er
All I (Gm7)know, all I know, (Bb)love will save the (C)day.
(F)Her ald what your moth er said, (G)read in’ the books your (Am7)fa ture ther read, (F)try’n’ to solve the puz zles in your (G)own sweet (C)time.
(F)Some may have more cash than you, (G)oth ers take a (Am7)dif f’rent view, (Abmaj9)my, (Gm7)oh my,
hey, (C)ay.
You got ta be bad, you got ta be (G)bold, you got ta (Am7)be wis er.
You got ta be hard, you got ta be (G)tough, you got ta (C)be strong er.
You got ta be cool, you got ta be (G)calm, you got ta (Am7)stay to geth er.
All I (Gm7)know, all I know, (Bb)love will save the (C)day.
(Dm7)Don’t ask no ques tions, it goes (C)on with out you.
(F)leav ing you be hind if you can stand the pace.
The (Dm7)world keeps on spin ning, can’t stop it (C)if you try to.
(F)This time it’s dan ger star ing you in the face,
woh.
Re mem ber, hey, (C)ay.
You got ta be bad, you got ta be (G)bold, you got ta (Am7)be wis er.
You got ta be hard, you got ta be (G)tough, you got ta (C)be strong er.
You got ta be cool, you got ta be (G)calm, you got ta (Am7)stay to geth er.
All I (Gm7)know, all I know, (Bb)love will save the (C)day.
You got ta be bad, you got ta be (G)bold, you got ta (Am7)be wis er.
You got ta be hard, you got ta be (G)tough, you got ta (C)be strong er.
You got ta be cool, you got ta be (G)calm, you got ta (Am7)stay to geth er.
All I (Gm7)know, all I know, (Bb)love will save the (C)day.
(Bb)love will save the (C)day.
This page shows “You Gotta Be” by Des'ree in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 91 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.