Intro
Gm-C-Eb-D- x2
Verse 1:
G#m
I've got a stage and a mic
C#m
Which I used to say
Fb D#
things you won't like
G#m
But I spent years
C#m Fb D#
thinking I was alone
(Thinking I was alone)
G#m
Now I know now I know
that I'm not that I'm not
C#m
And I'm sharing that
Fb D#
comfort with those
G#m
Who think that
C#m Fb D(hold)
hope is lost
Refrain:
Fb Cb
Oh and I'm so proud
of where I am
Fb
I'm learning where
to stand or to
G#m F#
tread lightly so
Chorus 1:
Cb F#/A#
hold back
G#m
Steadfast you've
G#/C
gotta breathe
C#m
And be content
just count to ten
F#
Like all the experts
Cb F#/A#
say and if
G#m
The drugs don't
G#/C
seem to work
C#m
Then they've got a
padded room for you
Fbm
To get your just deserve
Post Chorus: Gm-C-Eb-D- x2
Verse 2:
G#m
If I could chose
my own name
C#m
I'd chose something
Fb D#
that's bold and fits
G#m
Like anger aggression
or cunningly brash
C#m
By the skin of my teeth
Fb D#
but with timing and class
G#m
Oh woe is me (Oh woe is me)
C#m Fb D#
Oh woe were us (Oh woe were us)
G#m
But not anymore we stand
up for ourselves
C#m
We're like captains at war
Fb D(hold)
we'll get followed to hell
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo: Cb F#/A# F# D#/G G#m Fb
Brdige:
Cb
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
F#/A# F#
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
D#/G G#m
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
Fb
Everything's alright
Cb
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
C#m F#
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
D#/G G#m
I and I, we're taking
control of our lives
Fb Eb(hold)
Everything's alright, So--
Chorus 2:
Cb F#/A#
hold back
G#m
Steadfast you've
G#/C
gotta breathe
C#m
And be content
just count to ten
F#
Like all the experts
Cb F#/A#
say and if
G#m
The drugs don't
G#/C
seem to work
C#m
Then they've got a
padded room for you
Fbm Ebm-- Bb(hold)
To get your just deserve