On My Own chords by Claire Richards

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

For **, See Bottom

Intro:
Dsus


Verse 1:
G 1 **                       Bm
They say they don't like the colour of
   C
my hair
G 1                  Gsus          G
My childish dreams, they won't get me
anywhere
G 1                          Bm
They say they don't like the style of
   C
my clothes
G 1                        Gsus
That I don't stand a single chance
     G
What do they know?
G 1    Bm         Fsus4  Em
All of those sleepless nights
            Bm   D
Thinking I won't survive
G      Bm     Fsus4  Em
Almost gave up, I  was breaking
G 1       Em   G
But in my darkest hour
           Em    G
I found my inner power
     Bm          Em     G 1
And life is mine for the taking

Chorus:
G    D                Em    Dsus
So I stand right here and nobody would
Em
know
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road

G        D              Em      Dsus
And I've got this smile upon my face
     Em
even though
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road

G          Em Bm      Em    Bm     Dsus
I did it on my own. I did it on my own.
  D                Em    G
I did it, I did it on my own.


Verse 2:
G 1                       Bm      C
They say that I shouldn't play my music loud
G 1               Gsus        G
I'm going nowhere cos I don't run with
their crowd
G 1                           Bm
They say the world don't need people
C
like me
G 1                        Gsus
Such hateful words, didn't know they
G
cut so deep

G 1    Bm         Fsus4  Em
All of those sleepless nights
            Bm   D
Thinking I won't survive
G      Bm     Fsus4  Em
Almost gave up, I  was breaking
G 1       Em   G
But in my darkest hour
           Em    G
I found my inner power
     Bm          Em     G 1
And life is mine for the taking


Chorus:
G    D                Em    Dsus
So I stand right here and nobody would
Em
know
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road

G        D              Em      Dsus
And I've got this smile upon my face
     Em
even though
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road

Em          Dsus
I did it on my own.


Bridge:
Em             Am      D           Em
Nobody's gonna tell me how to live my life
Em             Am      D           Em
Nobody's gonna tell me I'm wrong, they right
Em   G   Em    Dsus    Am     C
Nobody's gonna tell me what I can and
Em
can't do
G
I'm living proof


Chorus:
Gsus Dsus             Em    Dsus
So I stand right here and nobody would
Em
know
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road
G     D
Gonna throw my party
Em      Dsus        Em
I don't care if you show
     Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road

G          Em Bm      Em    Bm     Dsus
I did it on my own. I did it on my own.
        Em    G 1  G Gsus
I did it on my own.

    Dsus   D                     C
It's been a long, long troublesome road
Am            Em
I did it on my own


Outro:
D
Did it, did it
       Em    D
Did it on my own
D
Did it, did it
         Em   G 1  G Gsus
I did it on my own

D
Did it, did it
         Em    G
I did it on my own



**For G chords marked G 1, play the second chord variation listed with 3rd fret of B string pressed,
and otherwise play the first chord variation with B string open