Verse : C G I have some stories I B7 C Would like to tell but I Em D C G Have sworn myself to secrecy C G I have some deep regrets B7 C Some things you don't forget Em D C G They haunt you for eternity C G Things I could not control B7 C I was too young to know Em D C G I needed to protect myself C G Some people mean you harm B7 C They'll see how hurt you are Em D C G And use you to enjoy themselves C G But I don't fear that now B7 C I found my own way out Em D C G And I will use those lessons well C G Some specificities B7 C Some changed id ntities Em D C G And all the truth that I can tell Em D C G And all th? truth that I can tell
Instrumental: C G B7 C Em D C G Verse : C G I pace the dressing room B7 C I feel myself consumed Em D C G By joy and fear for what's to come C G My friends are playing now B7 C Oh man, how good they sound Em D C G And my nerves burn until I'm numb C G They play their biggest tune B7 C Back here I sing it too Em D And when they're done C G I strum some chords C G I tune up my guitar B7 C Grab something from the bar Em D C G Then pace around a little more C G I sing a little bit B7 C I save the rest of it Em D C G For what's to come when I walk out C G I'm nervous I'll admit B7 C That's just a part of it Em D C G And honestly I like that now Instrumental: C G B7 C Em D C G Verse : C G I take the stage and I B7 C Collapse in fractured rhyme Em D C G Surrounded by a crowd of friends C G They sing along with me B7 C We trade the melody Em D C G And I hope that will never end C G And then I go backstage B7 C And my friends pair away Em D C G In cabs and cars and bikes and trains C G And I find solitude B7 C And I call home to you Em D C G And you call me your secret name C G And I say what a show B7 C You shoulda seen em though Em D C G I wish I could take them with me C G And you just kinda laugh B7 C Say I already have Em D They're in you now C G They'll always be Em D They're in you now C G They'll always be C G I have some stories I B7 C Would like to tell but I Em D C G Have sworn myself to secrecy