Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
F#F#
Oh Momma, I don't want to sit and listen to
G# minorG#m
What you're talking about
F#F#
We're both young and we're going move to the city
G# minorG#m
Yeah, we found a little place up there
F#F#
We don't need a lecture 'bout things that could go wrong
G# minorG#m
I'm not a child no more
BB
So let me be my own
F#F#
Let me be my own
Verse 2:
F#F#
So, I got a job as a waitress
G# minorG#m
It's not much, but we're getting by
F#F#
Three months in, we're happy and we're living
G# minorG#m
Like I told you we could be
F#F#
Every time I call you, yeah, you're crying
G# minorG#m
And I don't want to do you wrong
BB
But I'm not coming home
F#F#
Let me be my own
Refrain:
BB
Oh, the things we do
F#F#
To make it on our own
Verse 3:
F#F#
People say this town is fast, and if you don't hold on
G# minorG#m
It blows you back to where you came from
F#F#
God is money, love's a game
G# minorG#m
And everyone is angry at the president
F#F#
Protests on the street, people shouting
G# minorG#m
And I'll say that I'm angry, too
BB
But not enough to go
F#F#
I'm trying to be my own
Verse 4:
F#F#
Hey Ma, it's been a while, yeah, I'm just checking in
G# minorG#m
Seeing how you've been
F#F#
Nothing's wrong I'm doing fine, no, that's a lie
G# minorG#m
I'm not doing so well
F#F#
Lost my job, and Joey found religion
G# minorG#m
And he also found another girl
BB
That's not how it's supposed to go
BB
And I'm missing home
BB
I'm trying to be my own
F#F#
But I guess I just feel a little alone
Refrain:
BB
Oh, the things we do
F#F#
To make it on our own