[Verse 1]
Em
I’ve been down in the dumps for so long
D
I feel like writing a song.
Em
I want to share with you what I’ve been through,
D
Show you the world from my point of view.
[Refrain]
B Em
Only if you care to listen
B Em
Only if you give me your ear,
A D
I’ll tell you anyway how I got
Em
On my way up.
N.C. Em
On my way up.
[Interlude]
Em
[Verse 2]
Em
I’ve been wanting to go out and get a drink.
D
My family told me to go see a shrink.
Em
My shrink asked me to change the way I think
D
And feel and do, about everything.
[Refrain]
B Em
My shrink says “talk to your family”;
B Em
Family tells me “go do therapy”.
A D N.C.
Who do I even talk to?
Em
I feel so lost.
N.C. Em
I feel so lost.
[Interlude]
Em
[Verse 3]
Em
So now that I know “how to fix my life
D
And my relation with my parents and my wife”,
Em
I’ll tell you I really know
D
How to be happy, not just for show.
[Refrain]
B Em
I make plan after plan for myself,
B Em
Unable to follow through with any of them.
A D N.C.
Between addiction and depression
Em
I am still stuck.
N.C. Em
Oh what the
[Interlude]
Em
[Verse 4]
Em
Wallowing in self-pity and madness,
D
Fetishizing my own sadness,
Em
Getting tired of feeling so crappy
D
At one point you just choose to be happy.
[Refrain]
B Em
You just decide to get up and do.
B Em
Do what needs to be done for you.
B Em
Like I’ve always told you love is a choice.
B Em
So is self love and love for your life.
A D N.C.
Between work and gratitude
Em
I feel so blessed.
Em
Wish me the best.
[Outro]
Em
I’m still depressed,
Em
But not repressed.
Em
No more repressed,
Em
Slightly depressed.
Em
Wish me the best,
Em
I feel so blessed.
Dm