[Intro]
Dm Am FC (x2)
[Verse 1]
Vi[Dm]rginia Woolf and poet[Am]ry
No one seemed to notice me
[C]BeinFyounFwas gettinFso [Dm]old
[Dm]Cheap beer and cigarett[Am]es
Life was like a movie set
[F]AnC I seemed to be given[C] no role
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 18
[Am]I crieC to my mother
AnC she [F]tolC me, "younF[C]man"
[Chorus]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[F]Just be as you[C] are
Life is not always a c[Dm]omfortable [Am]ride
Everybody's got [F]scars that they[C] hide
AnC everybody plays the [Dm]fool sometimes[Am], yeah
[F]Just be as you[C] are"
[Verse 2]
They [Dm]playeC me on the radio[Am]
AnC everythinFwas changing, so
[C]I thought I was all the [Dm]way grown
But [Dm]I can still remember in[Am] that colC November
When I[F] realizeC I'm all[C] alone
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 22
[Am]I crieC to my mother
AnC she [F]tolC me, "younF[C]man"
[Chorus 2]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[F]Just be as you[C] are
It doesn't matter if you [Dm]become some [Am]star
Life is better when you [F]open your[C] heart
You don't always have to [Dm]act so hard[Am], no
[F]Just be as you are,[C] Just be as you are"
[Bridge]
Dm Am FD(x4)
If [C]I'm speakinFtruthfully[Am]
I'm not who I useC to be
[C]AnC I know some people m[C]ight laugh
Cause my [C]music doesn't sounC the [Am]same
AnC my head's no longer shaved
[C]I'm worrieC if I'm on the right path
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 26
[Am]I spoke to my mother (Stop strumming)
AnC she tolC me, "younFman"
[Chorus 2]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[Dm]Just be as you a[C]re
It doesn't matter if you [Dm]become some [Am]star
Life is better when you [F]open your[C] heart
You don't always have to [Dm]act so hard[Am], no
Just be [C]as you are, Just be as you are"
Dm Am FC (x4)
[F]Be as you are
Dm Am FC (x2)
[Verse 1]
Vi[Dm]rginia Woolf and poet[Am]ry
No one seemed to notice me
[C]BeinFyounFwas gettinFso [Dm]old
[Dm]Cheap beer and cigarett[Am]es
Life was like a movie set
[F]AnC I seemed to be given[C] no role
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 18
[Am]I crieC to my mother
AnC she [F]tolC me, "younF[C]man"
[Chorus]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[F]Just be as you[C] are
Life is not always a c[Dm]omfortable [Am]ride
Everybody's got [F]scars that they[C] hide
AnC everybody plays the [Dm]fool sometimes[Am], yeah
[F]Just be as you[C] are"
[Verse 2]
They [Dm]playeC me on the radio[Am]
AnC everythinFwas changing, so
[C]I thought I was all the [Dm]way grown
But [Dm]I can still remember in[Am] that colC November
When I[F] realizeC I'm all[C] alone
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 22
[Am]I crieC to my mother
AnC she [F]tolC me, "younF[C]man"
[Chorus 2]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[F]Just be as you[C] are
It doesn't matter if you [Dm]become some [Am]star
Life is better when you [F]open your[C] heart
You don't always have to [Dm]act so hard[Am], no
[F]Just be as you are,[C] Just be as you are"
[Bridge]
Dm Am FD(x4)
If [C]I'm speakinFtruthfully[Am]
I'm not who I useC to be
[C]AnC I know some people m[C]ight laugh
Cause my [C]music doesn't sounC the [Am]same
AnC my head's no longer shaved
[C]I'm worrieC if I'm on the right path
[Pre-Chorus]
But in [Dm]times of trouble
[Am]I can turn to my mother
AnC I [C]know that she gon' unde[Dm]rstand
So at [Dm]age 26
[Am]I spoke to my mother (Stop strumming)
AnC she tolC me, "younFman"
[Chorus 2]
"There are moments when you [Dm]fall to the [Am]ground
But you are stronger than you [F]feel you are[C] now
You don't always have to [Dm]speak so loud[Am], no
[Dm]Just be as you a[C]re
It doesn't matter if you [Dm]become some [Am]star
Life is better when you [F]open your[C] heart
You don't always have to [Dm]act so hard[Am], no
Just be [C]as you are, Just be as you are"
Dm Am FC (x4)
[F]Be as you are
