Intro: Em
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Verse:
[Em]Put me in a box and take it (don't tell me if I can't be who I am)
[Em]Turn the key into the lock
Don't tell me if I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
[Em]Make me afraid to feel it (don't tell me if I can't be who I am)
[Em]Stomped out my faith, but I don't need it
Don't tell me if I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
Chorus:
[Dm] Stand up to the people who hate
[F] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Gm] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[Bb]If you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[Dm] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[F] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Gm] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Bb]Who I am, [C]Who I am
Don't tell me [Em]
Verse:
[Em]I'll put you in a spot and then say(don't tell me that I can't be who I am)
[Em]Let me out of my cage
And I'll lose it
Don't tell me that I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
Chorus:
[Dm] Stand up to the people who hate
[F] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Gm] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[Bb]If you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[Dm] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[F] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Gm] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Bb]Who I am
[C]Who I am
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Bridge
[F#]It doesn't matter what you think of m[A]e
[B]Say what you wanna say
Chorus
[Em] Stand up to the people who hate
[G] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Am] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[D]If you're feelin' alone
[Em] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[G] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Am] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[C]Who I am
[D]Who I am
Don't tell m[Em]e
But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[G] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Am] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[C]Who I am
[D]Who I am
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
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Verse:
[Em]Put me in a box and take it (don't tell me if I can't be who I am)
[Em]Turn the key into the lock
Don't tell me if I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
[Em]Make me afraid to feel it (don't tell me if I can't be who I am)
[Em]Stomped out my faith, but I don't need it
Don't tell me if I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
Chorus:
[Dm] Stand up to the people who hate
[F] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Gm] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[Bb]If you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[Dm] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[F] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Gm] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Bb]Who I am, [C]Who I am
Don't tell me [Em]
Verse:
[Em]I'll put you in a spot and then say(don't tell me that I can't be who I am)
[Em]Let me out of my cage
And I'll lose it
Don't tell me that I can't be who [C]I am
I can't be who [Am]I am
Chorus:
[Dm] Stand up to the people who hate
[F] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Gm] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[Bb]If you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[Dm] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[F] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Gm] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Bb]Who I am
[C]Who I am
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Bridge
[F#]It doesn't matter what you think of m[A]e
[B]Say what you wanna say
Chorus
[Em] Stand up to the people who hate
[G] Stand up if you're feeling afraid
[Am] Stand up if you're feelin' alone
[C]If you're feelin' alone
[D]If you're feelin' alone
[Em] But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[G] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Am] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[C]Who I am
[D]Who I am
Don't tell m[Em]e
But don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[G] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[Am] Don't tell me that I can't be who I am
[C]Who I am
[D]Who I am
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]
Don't tell me[Em]