Be As You Are chords by Mike Posner (Ver. 2)

Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 75



INTRO: Em Bm G D x2



VERSE:
 Em                  Bm
Virginia Woolf and poetry
Bm
No one seemed to notice me
D                            Em
Being young was getting so old
Em                    Bm
Cheap beer and cigarettes
Bm
Life was like a movie set
G                        D
And I seemed to be given no role

PRE-CHORUS:
        Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
        D                    Em
And I know that she gon’ understand
Em
So at age 18
    Bm
I cried to my mother
          G              D
And she told me, “young man”



CHORUS:
                            Em             Bm
“There are moments when you fall to the ground
                                G             D
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
                          Em           Bm
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
     G         D
Just be as you are
                       Em         Bm
Life is not always a comfortable ride
                 G                D
Everybody’s got scars that they hide
                          Em        Bm
And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
     G         D
Just be as you are”



VERSE:
       Em                Bm
They played me on the radio
Bm
And everything was changing, so
D                    Em
I thought I was all the way grown
Em                        Bm
But I can still remember in that cold November
          G                 D
When I realized I’m all alone



PRE-CHORUS:
        Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
        D                    Em
And I know that she gon’ understand
Em
So at age 22
    Bm
I cried to my mother
          G              D
And she told me, “young man”



CHORUS:
                            Em             Bm
“There are moments when you fall to the ground
                                G             D
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
                          Em           Bm
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
     G         D
Just be as you are
                       Em         Bm
Life is not always a comfortable ride
                 G                D
Everybody’s got scars that they hide
                          Em        Bm
And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
     G         D
Just be as you are””



INSTRUMENTAL: Em Bm G D x4



BRIDGE:
Em                  Bm
If I’m speaking truthfully
Bm
I’m not who I used to be
D                          Em
And I know some people might laugh
       Em                            Bm
‘Cause my music doesn’t sound the same
Bm
And my head’s no longer shaved
      G                     D
I’m worried if I’m on the right path



PRE-CHORUS:
        Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
        D                    Em
And I know that she gon’ understand
Em
So at age 26
    Bm
I spoke to my mother
          G              D
And she told me, “young man”



CHORUS:
                            Em             Bm
“There are moments when you fall to the ground
                                G             D
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
                          Em           Bm
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
     G         D
Just be as you are
                       Em         Bm
Life is not always a comfortable ride
                 G                D
Everybody’s got scars that they hide
                          Em        Bm
And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
     G         D
Just be as you are”



INSTRUMENTAL: Em Bm G D x2
           Em Bm G D
Be as you are
           Em Bm G D
Be as you are
           Em Bm G D
Be as you are
           Em Bm G D
Be as you are