Capo 4th Fret [Verse 1]

^GI've been around for a l^Bm7ittle over 20 ^Cyears And to an^Gyone who ne^Bm7eds advice on ge^Ctting here C E (opt. E7) Am D G Em D Don't ask me, the path i took was not exactly by the book, by the book

[Verse 2]

I was t^Goo young to know and t^Bm7oo dumb to figure o^Cut That y^Gou can lose your^Bm7self in all this tra^Cveling around C E (opt. E7) Am D G When you reach a point of no return losing touch with lessons learned, ^Emlessons lea^Drned

[Bridge 1]

^CLet me tell you n^Dow where i went w^Grong ^B ^CHollywood is ju^Dst another pl^Emace i don't be^Fmaj7long ^F

[Chorus]

Let's go to the mi^Gddle where time stands st^Dill Let's get lo^Emst ^D in those h^Cills Live a little cl^Goser to what is t^Drue I'll be ^Emme ^D and you be^C you

[Same as Verse 1] I'm finding out the ways of this world Can be overcome with one boy's love for just one girl And the only way to love yourself is to give your love to someone else, someone else [Same as Bridge 1] Don't believe in everything you hear Growing up is more than just living through the years [Chorus] [Transition]

I'm disapp^Amointed in myself I le^Dft you on a shelf that ^Gi could never reach I pra^E/G#cticed wh^Eat you'd a^E7lways preached against ^Am But now i'm back in my def^Dense That black and white wo^Grld we tried to pa^Emint is really gra^Dy

So it t^Cook a little t^Dime to get this ri^Gght ^B The gu^Cilty and the i^Dnnocent are al^Emways side by s^Fmaj7ide ^F

[Chorus]

I'll be^Em me,^D you be^C you [repeat several times]

Jon McLaughlin - The middle