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