[Intro: ]
Em Bm G D (x2) 

verse
 
  Em                   Bm 
Virginia Woolf and poetry 
                           
No one seemed to notice me 
D                       Em 
Being young was getting so old 
Em                     Bm 
Cheap beer and cigarettes 

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" 



[Refrão]
                            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 

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" 

 

[Refrão]
                            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 
It doesn't matter if you become some star 
                        G         D 
Life is better when you open your heart 
                         Em         Bm 
You don't always have to act so hard, no 
G                   D 
Just be as you are, Just be as you are" 


Bridge 

Em Bm G D 

   C                      Bm 
If I'm speaking truthfully 
                         
I'm not who I used to be 
D                       C 
And I know some people might laugh 
         C                       Bm 
Cause my music doesn't sound the same 

And my head's no longer shaved 
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 (Stop strumming) 
                        
And she told me, "young man" 



[Refrão]
                            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 
Em              D 
Just be as you are 
                         Em          Bm 
It doesn't matter if you become some star 
                        G         D 
Life is better when you open your heart 
                         Em         Bm 
You don't always have to act so hard, no 
        D              
Just be as you are, Just be as you are" 

Em Bm G D (x4) 

G  
Be as you are