Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Em G D C C G D D [Verse]

^EmStep 1: You w^Crite a simple chorus. Don't you ^Gbore us with an intro or a ^Dclever little verse ^EmStep 2: st^Cop pretending there’s some kinda of f^Gormula for making it, I've ^Dnever been so sure ^EmOnly time will ^Ctell me if I'm something, if I'm curs^Ged or if I'm cunning, if I'm ^Dtalented or stale ^Em‘Cause every song is an att^Cempt to just impress you, it’s an edu^Gcated guess to light a bulb^D or ring a bell

[Chorus]

^EmAnd here I ^Gam as I cut ^Dcorners on a left turn up a ^Csentimental street ^EmAnd all I d^Go I do to ma^Dke my parents proud of who I^C am or who I'm 'bout to be ^EmYeah, here ^GI am gotta h^Dand it to me, I ^Ccan write a tune

^EmI guess ^Gsuccess just still dep^Cends on ^Dwho I'm ^Csinging ^Emto

[Bridge] Em G D C C G D D [Verse]

^EmBeen working hard, feeling tense, ^Cworrying about my fashion sense Since when ^Gdo I give up an inch to i^Dncidental tackiness? ^EmI'm disoriented, so distra^Ccted from my bit But should I f^Gight to force the issue when I'm ^Dout of lubricant

^EmTo help this? To help my words com^Ce easy, to help to ease the heat we G^Generate from friction wishin' ins^Dpiration wouldn't treat me

^EmLike I'm a leper build me r^Cight up to the edge Of a legend^G just to pull back leaving ^Dfame inside my head

^EmI'm at an open mic, fe^Celing like that token guy "Pl^Gease buy My CDs it’s worth ^D10 dollars but I'll take a five"

^EmThere’s so much talent balanced on^C a rusty knife Can I compe^Gte with guys who have been playing th^Deir entire lives?

^EmFor I am tied to my mind my man^Cners and my language ‘Cause “hec^Gk”’s the only exclamation^D I can get away with

^Em‘Cause my grandma’s gonna listen to this an^Cd I still refuse To sw^Gay her sweet opinion of me o^Dr lose her approval

^EmBut it'd be nice to emphasise the ^Cweight of what I say Tell me whi^Gch one will convince you ^Dthat I'm finally okay; I'm Okay or I'm Goddamn Okay?

[Chorus]

^EmI guess ^Gsuccess just still dep^Cends on ^Dwho I'm ^Csinging ^Emto

[Bridge] Em G D C C G D D [Verse]

^EmI'm not a gambler but I ^Cbet you're esoteric Tearing ^Gdown these local artists as too ^Dpoppy or generic ^EmIt's apparent you regard your judgement ^Cin such high esteem But it's as ^Gwelcome as Americans as tour^Dists overseas I'm seeing ^EmI'm seeing people asking^C where they go to find my stuff And yeah^G I'm up on iTunes next to e^Dvery band with 30 bucks ^EmA dozen albums sold, to ^Cme it’s like a treasure But I gu^Gess I'm far from Guinness I'm not ^Dsetting any records ^EmI'm making Indie music that may n^Cever top the charts But like the g^Greatest chefs’ll tell you my fan^Dbase is getting larger ^EmI'm half a hermit introv^Certed if I'm honest The fact^G I'm here's a testament to how b^Dadly I want it ^Em‘Cause I I've no aversion to sea^Crching, to look and wonder Or to tr^Gy out different styles or to lea^Dve my zone of comfort ^Em‘cause I can flirt with burning candles but they'll e^Cither all extinguish Or they'^Gll blacken all my fingers ‘til I^D lose all sense of feeling I like ^EmI like my girls like I l^Cike my schedule: Hectic I like b^Geauty, smarts and talent but that ^Dorder’s alphabetic ^EmI'm a sucker for an independent ^Cgirl who needs her space Because ^GI used to cling like static back^D when I was a teenager ^EmI may never recapture th^Ce happiness of that first love 'cause I^G was unaware of what a heartache^D really was ^EmSo now I guard a little harder ^Clusting for a crush And I ca^Gn see it’s so unhealthy when it ^Dbubbles up at once ^EmI'm not breaking any ground I think this^C problem's pretty ancient It’s the^G fabric of a classic passed down^D every generation ^EmSo to summarise this song for all the^C people that've been watching this; Fin^Gd another artist if you ^Ddon't like stream of consciousness

[Bridge] Em G D C [Chorus]

^EmI guess ^Gsuccess just still dep^Cends on ^Dwho I'm ^Csinging ^Emto

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