Intro: G  C  G 

 G      C                    G 
You shut me down, you like the control 
    G      C               G 
You speak to me like I'm a child 
G            C               Em      D 
Try to hold it down, I know the answer 
                         G       C             G 
I can't shake it off and you feel threatened by me 

G 
I tried to play it nice but 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D        C 
Don't break my stride 
    
    G                       Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
D                          C 
  But I wanted you to know  that you don't belong here 
    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe 

    G               C                  G 
You love to tear me down, you pick me apart 
     G                C           G 
Then build me up like I depend on you 
     G                  C                    Em       D 
But I throw myself from heights that used to scare me 
                               G      C                G 
Guess you're surprised I'm the puzzle you can't figure out 

G 
I tried to play it nice but 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D        C 
Don't break my stride 
(I tried to play it nice but) 

    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
D                          C 
  But I wanted you to know  that you don't belong here 
    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe 

        C                            G                    Em    D 
Say I'm young, I don't care, I won't quit, no, no, no, ho 
        C                            G                    Em 
Say I'm young, I don't care, I won't quit, no, no, no, ho 
D 
  And oh-oh-oh-oh 
       C                    G                             Em 
You're acting like you hurt me but I'm not even listening 
    D 
Hey, no-ooh-ooh-ooh 
       C                    G 
You're acting like you hurt me but I'm not even listening 
Em 
  Don't kill 
D 
  Don't kill my vibe 

    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
D                          C 
  But I wanted you to know   that you don't belong here 
   G                          Em                D    C 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 

I tried to play it nice but 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe 
G     Em 
Oh-oh-oh, ooh, ooh 
      D        C 
Don't break my stride 
(I tried to play it nice but) 

    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
D                          C 
  But I wanted you to know  that you don't belong here 
    G                         Em 
You think you're so important to me, don't you? 
      D       C 
Don't kill my vibe