Resting On My Laurels chords by Victoria Whitlock

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

♫ Verse 1:
    E
I’m resting on my laurels
                                B C#m
Though my laurels aren’t enough
    A2
I’m feeding into my sorrows
                              B
Though my sorrows aren’t that tough
     E
I am tryna make things happen
                                   B C#m
Though the happening's pretty rough
       A
I just wanna have things easy
                           B    E
But my mind is filled with stuff

E      B
Stuff
C#m
Stuff
B
Stuff

♫ Verse 2:
    E
I’m resting on my laurels
                                  B C#m
Though my laurels are pretty bare
     A2
Complaining about my odds
           B
Although my odds are pretty fair
    E
The work just needs to be done
                              B
But when I start I just get scared
     C#m
Am I doing what I want?
            B
But then if not, why do I care?

♫ Chorus:
E         B                                C#m
I used to coast, now it’s taking a toll on me
          B                              E
I want to boast but I don’t have much to see
                  B                                 C#m
Thought I did the most, but there’s so much more to be
              B                    E
But now I am toast if I don’t face reality
  B C#m B
Reality

♫ Verse 3:
    E
I’m resting on my laurels
                                 B C#m
Though my laurels ain’t evergreen
    A2
Parading around my crowns
            B
Though they ain’t make me the queen
     E
I am tryna make things happen
                               B C#m
But sometimes I’m a little mean
   A2
To myself, but I’m just saying
       B
That I have more to dream

♫ Chorus:
E         B                                C#m
I used to coast, now it’s taking a toll on me
          B                              E
I want to boast but I don’t have much to see
                  B                                 C#m
Thought I did the most, but there’s so much more to be
              B                    E
But now I am toast if I don’t face reality
            B                                    C#m
I thought I tried, but I’d gotten everything for free
               B                         E
I’ve faced the music and I don’t want to sing
         B                   C#m
The days ahead seem long but empty
                B               E
Because there’s so much more to achieve

♫ Outro:
    B       C#m
I’m holding on
    B       E
I’m holding back
     B      C#m        B      E
I’m holding onto my accomplishments
    B       C#m
I’m holding fast
    B       E
I’m holding steady
    B       C#m            E
I’m holding up my precedents