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"
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"
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"
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