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