Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
F#m A
My friends always tell me I get carried away
Sometimes I spit when I talk cuz I have so much to say
F#m A
They don't seem to hear me but I guess it's ok
It's not their fault my minds working overtime with no pay
F#m A
They always say the same things and it's starting to get old
That my head can't get sick
It can't catch a cold
F#m
I scratch and I pick
A
My insecurities poke
My fears, my anxiety, a voice that provokes
F#m A
Take a walk, clear your head, breathe in count to ten
F#m A
Cuz on the first page of life written in red
You'll never make it here if you don't learn how to bend
Chorus:
A D
Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl
A D
Someday you will find your place in the world
F#m
But ladies don't get dirty
D A
Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space
D
With empty faith
Verse 2:
F#m A
Everyday feels like a battle and I always get hurt
I was frequently told violence was never the answer
F#m A
But life doesn't abide by the rules of a child
I don't know how to fight only taught how to surrender
F#m A
There's a certain kind of darkness that does a reaping
It usually takes you right before you are sleeping
F#m A
Is it the crack in the door that it finds a way to creep in?
Or the crack in your brain that wants you to drop dead
F#m. A
I don't remember what it's like to see with clear vision
I awake every morning like the dead has arisen
F#m A
I don't have to think this body of mine is a prison
You don't control me I just gotta find the light switch
F#m A
But the more that I look the further I get
You're the only thing about me that needs to be fixed
F#m A
Cuz on the first page of life written in fine print
Stop looking for light, live it instead
Chorus:
A D
Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl
A D
Someday you will find your place in the world
F#m
But ladies don't get dirty
D A
Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space
D
With empty faith
Bridge:
F#m
My mind is a mess but I love it none the less
D
They tell me to hush but my words are all that's left
A
So on the last page of life written in gold
D
Don't waste it always doing what you're told