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