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