verse 1  
D      N.C.          G     G/F#   Em 
        I’m older now,              
                G      G/F#   Em 
but I feel the same              
                G       G/F#   Em     A 
I’m not the same 
D      N.C.          G    G/F#   Em 
        Self-sacrifice, 
                G   G/F#   Em 
I’ll sing it twice, 
                G   G/F#  Em    A 
I’ll sing it twice, 



[Refrão]
D   N.C.           G             G/F#     Em 
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking 
G                 D 
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I  
G               G/F#        A 
am but lover cover your ears,  
                G               Em 
you light me up with your smile, 
                G               D 
you light me up with your smile 


verse 2 

D      N.C.            G    G/F#  Em 
        Black tambourine, 
                               G    G/F#  Em 
you ought to know what I mean 
                           G     G/F#  Em   A 
you can’t be part of the scene 
D      N.C.                G  G/F#  Em 
        Shift your paradigm, 
                             G    G/F#  Em 
some people stand in the line 
                        G   G/F#  Em   A 
Just to stand in the line 



[Refrão]
D                       G          G/F#       Em 
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking 
G                 D 
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I  
G               G/F#        A 
am but lover cover your ears,  
                 G                       Em 
you light me up with your smile, 
                G                
you light me up with your smile 


Bridge 

                                   Em 
And when you tell me you’re lonely 
                  G     A 
Isn’t everyone lonely? 
        D     D D  
Noooooo! 


Solo 

G     G/F#  Em 
G     G/F#  Em 
G     G/F#  Em    A 



[Refrão]
D                       G          G/F#         Em 
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking 
G                 D 
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I  
G               G/F#        A 
am but lover cover your ears,  
                G               Em 
you light me up with your smile, 
                G                
you light me up with your smile 


Bridge 
                                   Em 
And when you tell me you’re lonely 
                  G      
Isn’t everyone lonely? 
                                   Em 
And when you tell me you’re lonely 
                  G     A 
Isn’t everyone lonely? 
        D 
Noooooo! 


Outro solo 

G     G/F#  Em 
G     G/F#  Em 
G       A       D