Dm Am FC (x2)

[Verse 1]

Virginia Woolf and poetry
No one seemed to notice me
BeinFyounFwas gettinFso old
Cheap beer and cigarettes

Life was like a movie set
AnC I seemed to be given no role

[Pre-Chorus]

But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
AnC I know that she gon’ understand
So at age 18
I crieC to my mother
AnC she tolC me, “younFman”

“There are moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
Just be as you are
Life is not always a comfortable ride
Everybody’s got scars that they hide
AnC everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
Just be as you are”

[Verse 2]

They playeC me on the radio

AnC everythinFwas changing, so
I thought I was all the way grown
But I can still remember in that colC November
When I realizeC I’m all alone

[Pre-Chorus]

But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
AnC I know that she gon’ understand
So at age 22
I crieC to my mother
AnC she tolC me, “younFman”

[Chorus 2]

“There are moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
Just be as you are
It doesn’t matter if you become some star
Life is better when you open your heart
You don’t always have to act so hard, no
Just be as you are, Just be as you are”

Dm Am FD(x4)

If I’m speakinFtruthfully
I’m not who I useC to be
AnC I know some people might laugh
Cause my music doesn’t sounC the same

AnC my head’s no longer shaved
I’m worrieC if I’m on the right path

[Pre-Chorus]

But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
AnC I know that she gon’ understand
So at age 26
I spoke to my mother (Stop strumming)
AnC she tolC me, “younFman”

[Chorus 2]

“There are moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
You don’t always have to speak so loud, no
Just be as you are
It doesn’t matter if you become some star
Life is better when you open your heart
You don’t always have to act so hard, no
Just be as you are, Just be as you are”

Dm Am FC (x4)

Be as you are

When I met you at the party
And I told you you were pretty
I was honestly just trying to score

But you made me wait a week
Just to kiss you on the cheek
Now it’s breaking my heart to break yours

I said I love you in the summer
But will I love you in the fall?
I thought I wasn’t like the others
Guess I’m an asshole after all
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone

I used to be a good guy
I used to be all right
I tell myself I love you
But I’m creeping every night

When I met you at the party
And I told you you were pretty
I was honestly just trying to score

I said I love you in the summer
But will I love you in the fall?
I thought I wasn’t like the others
Guess I’m an asshole after all
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa, gone, gone, gone
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel bad
I’ve been trying but I just can’t get to feel bad
When did I become one, one, one of the bad guys?

I said I love you in the summer

I love you in the summer
But will I love you in the fall?

I lo-lo-love you in the fall
I thought I wasn’t like the others

I wasn’t like the others
Guess I’m an asshole after all
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Come September I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa, gone, gone, gone
You gon’ miss me when I’m gone, gone, gone