verse 1
B Bsus2
For almost 30 years, I've known something was wrong
B
But Mom said weakness causes bloating, so I tried to be strong
E F#
Fake it till you make it, that's how I got by
B Bsus2 B
And when I tried to find the reason for my sadness and terror
B Bsus2 B
All the solutions were trial and error
E F#
Take this pill, say this chant, move here for this guy
G#m E B F#
But now there's no need for regret
G#m E F#
'Cause I'm about to get
Chorus
B
A diagnosis!
E
A diagnosis!
G#m E
Don't tell me "No, sis-
F#
Ter, you don't fit in."
B E
Doc, prescribe me my tribe, give me my throng
F# G#m
Tell me that this whole time I've belonged
E F# B
With those other people who share my diagnosis
verse 2
B
What could it be? What could be right?
B
Schizophrenic or bipolar lite?
E F#
I've never heard voices, but maybe it's time to start
N.C.
You're super cool, Rebecca
Thanks!
Chorus
B
Obsessives with numbers, hoarders with cats
B
I could really rock a tinfoil hat
E F#
Perfect they're not, but at least they know who they are
G#m E B F#
No more bad pills, fads, or tricks
G#m E F#
Who says there isn't an easy fix?
Chorus
B
With a diagnosis!
E
I'm ready to blow this
G#m E F#
Joint, and by "joint," I mean my inner sense of confusion
N.C.
You said that confusingly
Shhh!
B E
I'm aware mental illness is stigmatized
F# G#m
But the stigma is worth it if I've realized
E F# B
Who I'm meant to be, armed with my diagnosis
verse 4
D#m E
Oh, the doctors that I've met who didn't get me!
D#m E
This one naturopath used feathers to pet me
C#m G#m
They said anxiety, insomnia were my affliction
C#m G#m
The naturopath said it was sex addiction
C#m B
But all those things I knew I wasn't
E F#
Yes, I like penises, but who doesn't?
Verse 5
C#m B
So put me in a bottle, slap a label on
E F#
List out the side effects, then worries be gone
C#m D#m E F F#
'Cause finally I'll know this
B
My diagnosis!