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