Intro
Cm G#
Lately I've been hard to reach
A# Cm
I've been too long on my own
Cm G#
Everybody has their private world
A# G#
Where they can be alone
G# A#
Are you calling me?
G/B Cm
Are you trying to get through?
G#
Are you reaching out for me?
A#
I'm reaching out for you
[Verse 1]
Cm
I'm just so fucking depressed
A#
I just can't seem to get out this slump
G#
If I could just get over this hump
Gm
But I need something to pull me out this dump
Cm
I took my bruises, took my lumps
A#
Fell down and I got right back up
G#
But I need that spark to get psyched back up
Gm
And in order for me to pick the mic back up
Cm
I don't know how or why or when
A#
I ended up this position I'm in
G#
I'm starting to feel dissin' again
Gm
So I decided just to pick this pen
Cm A#
Up and try to make an attempt to vent
But I just can't admit
G#
Or come to grips with the fact
that I may be done with rap
A#
I need a new outlet
Cm
And I know some shit's so hard to swallow
A#
But I can't just sit back and wallow
G#
In my own sorrow but I know one fact
Gm
I'll be one tough act to follow
Cm
One tough act to follow
A#
I'll be one tough act to follow
G#
Here today, gone tomorrow
A#
But you'd have to walk a thousand miles
[Chorus]
Cm
In my shoes, just to see
A#
What it's like, to be me
G#
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
Gm
Just to see what it'd be like
Cm
To feel your pain, you feel mine
A#
Go inside each others' minds
G#
Just to see what we'd find
Gm
Look at shit through each others' eyes
Cm A# G# Gm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Cm A# G# A#
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Cm A# G# Gm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Cm A# G# A#
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
[Verse 2]
Cm
I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humor
A#
Everything's so tense and gloom
G#
I almost feel like I gotta check
the temperature of the room
Gm Cm
Just as soon as I walk in
it's like all eyes on me
A#
And so I try to avoid any eye contact
G#
Cause if I do that then it opens the door
A#
For conversation, like I want that
Cm
I'm not looking for extra attention
A#
I just wanna be just like you
G#
Blend in with the rest of the room
Gm
Maybe just point me to the closest restroom
Cm
I don't need no fucking man servant
A#
Trying to follow me around and wipe my ass
G#
Laugh at every single joke I crack
A#
And half of 'em ain't even funny like
Cm
Ha! Marshall you're so funny man
A#
You should be a comedian, god damn!"
G#
Unfortunately I am
Gm
I just hide behind the tears of a clown
Cm
So why don't you all sit down
A#
Listen to the tale I'm about to tell
G#
Hell we don't gotta trade our shoes
A#
And you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles
[Chorus]
Cm
In my shoes, just to see
A#
What it's like, to be me
G#
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
Gm
Just to see what it'd be like
Cm
To feel your pain, you feel mine
A#
Go inside each others' minds
G#
Just to see what we'd find
Gm
Look at shit through each others' eyes
Cm A# G# Gm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Cm A# G# A#
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Cm A# G# Gm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Cm A# G# A#
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
[Verse 3]
Cm
Nobody asked for life to deal us
A#
With these bullshit hands we're dealt
G#
We gotta take these cards ourselves
Gm
And flip 'em, don't expect no help
Cm
Now I could've either
A#
just sat on my ass and pissed and moaned
G#
Or take this situation
in which I'm placed in
A#
And get up and get my own
Cm
I was never the type of kid
A#
To wait by the door and pack his bags
G#
I sat on the porch and hoped and prayed
Gm
For a dad to show up who never did
Cm
I just wanted to fit in
A#
Every single place every school I went
G#
I dreamed of being that cool kid
A#
Even if it meant acting stupid
Cm
And Edna always told me
A#
Keep making that face and
it'll get stuck like that
G#
Meanwhile I'm just standing there
Gm
Holding my tongue tryna talk like that
Cm
'Til I stuck my tongue on that
A#
frozen stop sign pole
At 8 years old
G#
I learned my lesson then
'Cause I wasn't trying to
A#
impress my friends no more
Cm
But I already told you my whole life story
A#
Not just based on my description
G#
Cause where you see it
from where you're sittin'
Gm
It's probably 110% different
Cm A#
I guess we would have to walk a mile
in each others shoes at least
G#
What size you wear? I wear 10's
A#
Let's see if you can fit your feet
[Outro]
Cm A#
Lately I've been hard to reach
G# A#
I've been too long on my own
Cm A#
Everybody has their private world
G# A#
Where they can be alone
Cm A#
Are you calling me?
G# Gm
Are you trying to get through?
Cm A#
Are you reaching out for me?
G# A#
I'm reaching out for you
[Guitar Solo]
(Eminem speaks to his daughter Hailey)
Cm A# G#
Yeah,to my babies
Gm Cm A#
Stay strong, daddy will be home soon
And to the rest of the world
G# A#
God gave you shoes to fit you
Cm A#
So put 'em on and wear 'em
G# Gm
Be yourself man, be proud of who you are
Cm A#
Even if it sounds corny
G#
Don't ever let anyone tell
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you you ain't beautiful so