I Have A Right

(Abm) 
    Give me the right to be heard 
                      (B) 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       (F#) 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             (E) 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

    Abm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      B 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       F# 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             E 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

(Abm) 
"Father, there´s a little flower, beautiful and different, all alone,  
B  F#  E 
  all alone. 
(Abm) 
Is it so, dad, I´m not supposed to make the world anew? And be like you?... 
B F#   E 
  Am I you?! 


    Abm 
    Give me the gift, to be heard 
                      B 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       F# 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             E 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

    Abm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      B 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       F# 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             E 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

    F#                                                E 
    right to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be me 

(Abm) 
You made it clear right from the start, I am to take your sour heart within, 
B  F#     E 
  one sad day 
(Abm) 
But I will never teach my son embittered history so tried and true, 
B       F#      E 
 'cause I'm not you! 


    Abm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      B 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       F# 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             E 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

    Abm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      B 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       F# 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             E 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 


    Bbm 
    Give me the eyes -so I see 
                     C# 
    gimme ears -so I hear,               
    gimme me love - so I know what love is 
    Ab                                      F# 
    give me the freedom to think, to be me 
    ...give something 

    Bbm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      C# 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       Ab 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             F# 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something  (good) 

Bbm 
I have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and  
                                         (C#)                   (Ab) 
spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity. 
                    (F#) 
I have the right to love and understanding 
Bbm 
My parents have special responsibilities for my education and guidance. 
             C#                 Ab                      F# 
I should be taught peace, understanding, tolerance and friendship among all people. 

    (Abm)                                 (B) 
So, give me the gift to hear, to see, the love, the freedom to choose  
             (F#) 
the things I feel 
                                         (E) 
to be right for the world you'll leave me,   give something? 


    Bbm 
    Give me the right to be heard 
                      C# 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                   Ab 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             F# 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something 

    Bbm 
    I have a right to be heard 
                      C# 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       Ab 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             F# 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    in something  

Bbm C# Ab F# 
Bbm C# Ab F# 

    Bbm 
    Give me the right to be heard 
                      C# 
    to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                       Ab 
    to be everything I need to be me, 
                             F# 
    to be safe, to believe? 
    give something 

Ab                                                F# 
right to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                   Ab 
to be everything I need... 

                                            F# 
to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                   Ab 
to be everything I need... 

                                            F# 
to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                   Ab 
to be everything I need... 

                                            F# 
to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be free 
                   Bbm 
to be everything I need... to be heard