Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
FF F7F7
When I was younger
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
I was a dreamer
FF DmDm Gm7Gm7 C majorC
Sky was the limit for me
FF F7F7
But as I got older
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
I started to figure
DmDm G7G7 C majorC CsusCsus C majorC
It's just not that simple, you see
Verse 2:
FF F7F7
Just 'cause you want it
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
Don't mean you got it
FF DmDm Gm7Gm7 C majorC
What if I don't measure up?
FF F7F7
Hard work is given
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
But I hate to admit it
DmDm G7G7 C majorC CsusCsus C majorC
Sometimes it comes down to luck
Chorus:
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb
Oh, I can feel anxiety, is creeping
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb F/AF/A
Oh, I'm awake when I should be sleeping
G minorGm
I hear my heart beating
C majorC
Will I ever make it?
Instrumental:
FF F7F7 Bb majorBb BbmBbm FF G7G7 G minorGm C majorC
Verse 3:
FF F7F7
I can't remember
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
A augmentedA thousand complimenters
FF DmDm Gm7Gm7 C majorC
One critic drowns them all out
FF F7F7
I'm overthinking
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
Feet worn and sinking
DmDm G7G7 C majorC CsusCsus C majorC
How do I fight back the doubt?
Chorus:
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb
Oh, I can feel anxiety, is creeping
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb F/AF/A
Oh, I'm awake when I should be sleeping
G minorGm
I hear my heart beating
C majorC
Will I ever make it?
Bridge:
G minorGm C majorC
What if I lose?
G minorGm C majorC
What if I look like a fool?
G minorGm C majorC
What would I do
FF F7F7
If the only thing that I've ever loved
Bb majorBb F/AF/A G minorGm
Turned out to not love me back?
Outro:
FF F7F7
If I was reading
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
I'd skip to the ending
FF DmDm Gm7Gm7 C majorC
But life doesn't turn like a book
FF F7F7
Can't wait to see how
Bb majorBb BbmBbm
All of this turns out
C7C7 FF
Will I ever make it?