Intro
Bm
[Couplet]
Bm
if you try to be an icon
G
then the icon becomes you
D
if you try to be a model
F#
it'll catwalk over you
Bm
if you try to walk in straight shoes
G
then these shoes will bend you too
D
if you try to be a kid again
F#
the kid will kidnap you
[Refrein]
D
you know it's true
F# Bm
the guy you know well that's just you
G D
and there is nothing you can do
F# Bm
just like a door you can't get through
G
when there is no-one left to fool
F#
don't go and drown in that old pool
Bm
don't kid yourself
[Couplet]
Bm
so don't try to be an icon
G
con the I inside of you
D
that picture you've been painting
F#
doesn't look a thing like you
Bm
I'll agree that it's a nice try
G
but when your paint is dry
D
we are all just little icons
F#
super you and super I
[Refrein]
D
you know it's true
F# Bm
the guy you know well that's just you
G D
and there is nothing you can do
F# Bm
just like a door you can't get through
G
when there is no-one left to fool
F#
don't go and drown in that old pool
Bm
don't kid yourself
[Solo]
Bm G D F# (x2)
D F# Bm G (x2)
G F# F# Bm
[Couplet]
Bm
I need someone to show me
G
just what I threw away
D
I need a pretty angel
F#
to present it on a tray
Bm
you've never liked the icon
G
said that guy looked pretty strange
D
but you've never tried to change me
F#
and that's how came to change
[Refrein]
D
you know it's true
F# Bm
the guy you know well that's just you
G D
and there is nothing you can do
F# Bm
just like a door you can't get through
G
when there is no-one left to fool
F#
don't go and drown in that old pool
Bm
don't kid yourself
G
when there is no-one left to fool
F#
don't go and drown in that old pool
Bm
don't kid yourself