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