Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A minorAm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
(Optional: Palm mute in place of the length of four chords)
Verse 1:
N.C.
Stand straight, keep it right on track
N.C.
Gotta step on the outcast, your deck is stacked
N.C.
Talk soft right behind their backs
N.C.
Before you know it, you'll be one of them
A minorAm
Keep kind words up out your mouth
FF
Throw their name in the mud
E MajorE
Now you're heading south
A minorAm
Don't let them see your face
FF E MajorE
A augmentedA facade's what you need for the fame
(E MajorE)
So blame the game
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
All of these petty things
A minorAm
Everything you want it seems
FF E MajorE
Trusting far as you can throw her
A minorAm
Give a bit, take a lot
A minorAm
Give it everything you got it
FF E MajorE
Worth every bit of exposure
FF AbAb
All curtains drawn
A minorAm G+G FF E minorEm
A augmentedA stage of smog is setting up the scene
FF G+G AdimAdim (E MajorE)
Your final call won't blackout all the fake I see
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC E minorEm
I never meant to fit this mold
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC E minorEm
I'm simply doing what I'm told
FF G+G
Painted up and watered down
E minorEm A minorAm
To a shell that's hollowed out
FF E minorEm A minorAm
Before I knew I became one of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm
A minorAm
Woah-oh, one of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm
Verse 2:
A minorAm
Pull every string attached
FF
Verify all the tropes
E MajorE
Ain't no turning back
A minorAm
From your point of no return
FF E MajorE
Make a habit to cross every bridge that you burned
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
All of these petty things
A minorAm
Lambo's and your shiny rings
FF E MajorE
Go as far as you can throw it
A minorAm
Give a bit take a lot
A minorAm
Fill your cup it's not enough
FF E MajorE
Heart's on E MajorE and we both know it
FF AbAb
All curtains drawn
A minorAm G+G FF E minorEm
A augmentedA stage of smog is setting up the scene (is setting up the scene)
FF G+G AbAb E minorEm
Your final call won't blackout all the fake I see
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC (E minorEm)
I never meant to fit this mold
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC (E minorEm)
I'm simply doing what I'm told
FF G+G
Painted up and watered down
E minorEm A minorAm (G+G)
To a shell that's hollowed out
FF E minorEm A minorAm
Before I knew I became one of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm
A minorAm
Woah-oh, one of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm
Bridge:
A minorAm
You swear your name holds so much weight and all demand
A minorAm
So what's it like to live life as your own biggest fan? (Must be nice!)
E MajorE
But on and on, it comes around (Yeah)
E MajorE
Congrats on your new love you found
E MajorE
In love with every single sound
E MajorE
And word that's coming out your mouth
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC (E minorEm)
I never meant to fit this mold
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC (E minorEm)
I'm simply doing what I'm told
FF G+G
Painted up and watered down
E MajorE A minorAm (G+G)
To a shell that's hollowed out
FF E MajorE A minorAm
Before I knew I became one of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm
A minorAm
One of them
A minorAm Am A minorAm