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