Em                               A 
I'm writing "young and gifted" in my autobiography 
C                                  G 
I figured who would know better than me 
    Em                           A 
I'm certainly the former but I'm not so much the latter 
    C                                G               F# 
But no one's going to read it so I'm sure it doesn't matter 

Bm                            E 
When you find that you're the former 
     C        G       D      
Take pride in how you form 
Bm                                E 
And when you find that you're the ladder 
A                      F#               
Don't let those people walk under you 

   Em                                 A 
I'm writing "sharp and adult" with my finger on the steam 
C                               G 
On the mirror in my bathroom I'm applying shaving cream 
               Em                               A 
Which would suggest that I'm the foamer but how can I be the lather 
    C                           G            F# 
But something tells me it's the opposite I'd rather 

Bm                            E 
When you find that you're the foamer 
     C     G        D    
Be careful what you foam 
Bm                            E 
When you find that you're the lather 
      A                       F#  
Don't shave too high you're regret it later 

Bm    G     E           A     F# 
Ah    ah    ah    la la la    la la la la (repeat) 

 Em                                       A 
I stayed in school this long but still no one will tell me why 
C                                     G 
They figured who would know better than I 
  Em                           A 
I know I'm a conformer but I'm sure it doesn't matter 
    C                                G                    F# 
My new friends are all adults and my old friends have all scattered 

Bm                        E 
When you find you're a conformer 
     C         G       D    
Take pride and swallow whole 
Bm                                E 
But if you're trying to climb the ladder 

          F      C         G 
Don't let people walk over you 
        F           C            G 
Because that's just what they'll do 
          F      C         G 
Don't let people walk over you 
        F           C            G 
Because that's just what they'll do