Intro
Bm G
Lately I've been hard to reach
A Bm
I've been too long on my own
Bm G
Everybody has their private world
A G
Where they can be alone
G A
Are you calling me?
F#/A# Bm
Are you trying to get through?
G
Are you reaching out for me?
A
I'm reaching out for you
[Verse 1]
Bm
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
F#m
But I need something to pull me out this dump
Bm
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
F#m
And in order for me to pick the mic back up
Bm
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
F#m
So I decided just to pick this pen
Bm 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
Bm
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
F#m
I'll be one tough act to follow
Bm
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]
Bm
In my shoes, just to see
A
What it's like, to be me
G
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
F#m
Just to see what it'd be like
Bm
To feel your pain, you feel mine
A
Go inside each others' minds
G
Just to see what we'd find
F#m
Look at shit through each others' eyes
Bm A G F#m
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Bm A G A
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Bm A G F#m
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Bm A G A
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
[Verse 2]
Bm
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
F#m Bm
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
Bm
I'm not looking for extra attention
A
I just wanna be just like you
G
Blend in with the rest of the room
F#m
Maybe just point me to the closest restroom
Bm
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
Bm
Ha! Marshall you're so funny man
A
You should be a comedian, god damn!"
G
Unfortunately I am
F#m
I just hide behind the tears of a clown
Bm
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]
Bm
In my shoes, just to see
A
What it's like, to be me
G
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
F#m
Just to see what it'd be like
Bm
To feel your pain, you feel mine
A
Go inside each others' minds
G
Just to see what we'd find
F#m
Look at shit through each others' eyes
Bm A G F#m
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Bm A G A
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Bm A G F#m
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
Bm A G A
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
[Verse 3]
Bm
Nobody asked for life to deal us
A
With these bullshit hands we're dealt
G
We gotta take these cards ourselves
F#m
And flip 'em, don't expect no help
Bm
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
Bm
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
F#m
For a dad to show up who never did
Bm
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
Bm
And Edna always told me
A
Keep making that face and
it'll get stuck like that
G
Meanwhile I'm just standing there
F#m
Holding my tongue tryna talk like that
Bm
'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
Bm
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'
F#m
It's probably 110% different
Bm 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]
Bm A
Lately I've been hard to reach
G A
I've been too long on my own
Bm A
Everybody has their private world
G A
Where they can be alone
Bm A
Are you calling me?
G F#m
Are you trying to get through?
Bm A
Are you reaching out for me?
G A
I'm reaching out for you
[Guitar Solo]
(Eminem speaks to his daughter Hailey)
Bm A G
Yeah,to my babies
F#m Bm A
Stay strong, daddy will be home soon
And to the rest of the world
G A
God gave you shoes to fit you
Bm A
So put 'em on and wear 'em
G F#m
Be yourself man, be proud of who you are
Bm A
Even if it sounds corny
G
Don't ever let anyone tell
A Bm A G x4
you you ain't beautiful so