Intro
 
G D Em G 
 
Verse 1
 
G                D 
I can't stand to fly 
Em           C 
I'm not that naive 
G               D 
I'm just out to find 
    Em             C 
The better part of me 
 
Verse 2
 
               Em                                  C 
You've got the words to change a nation but you're biting your tongue 
               G                                D 
You've spent a lifetime stuck in silence afraid you'll say something wrong 
   Em                          C 
If no one ever hears it how we gonna learn your song? 
   G                 D 
So come on, come on, come on, come on 
 
Verse 3
 
             Em                             C 
You've got a heart as loud as lions, so why let your voice be tamed? 
      G                                    D 
Papou we're a little different, there's no need to be ashamed 
               Em                                 C 
You've got the light to fight the shadows so stop hiding it away 
   G                 D 
So come on, come on, come on... 
 
Chorus
 
                    Em 
I'm more than a bird 
                     C 
I'm more than a plane 
               G            D 
More than some hero with my pen and page 
         Em      D  C   G 
It's not easy to be me 
 
Verse 4
 
G                 D 
Wish that I could cry 
Em           C 
Fall upon my knees 
G             D 
Find a way to lie 
        Em        C 
About a home I'll never see 
 
Chorus
 
                  G                    D 
It may sound absurd, but don't be naive 
     Em              C 
Even heroes have the right to bleed 
                  G                      D 
I may be disturbed, but won't you concede 
     Em              C 
Even heroes have the right to dream 
         Em      D  C 
It's not easy to be me 
 
Bridge
 
                        Em                   C 
Group 1: Yeah we're all wonderful, wonderful people 
   G                       D 
So when did we, all get so fearful? 
          Em                   C 
Now we're finally, finding our voices 
   G                           D 
So take a chance, come help me sing this! 
 
                        Em                   C 
All: Yeah we're all wonderful, wonderful people 
   G                       D 
So when did we, all get so fearful? 
          Em                   C 
Now we're finally, finding our voices 
   G                           D 
So take a chance, come help me sing this! 
 
(Group 2 repeats bridge, group 1 sings chorus) 
 
Chorus
 
            Em             C         G                         D 
I wanna sing, I wanna shout, I wanna scream till the words dry out! 
                Em              C                        G                  D 
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid, they can read all about it, read all about it 
 
     Em          C           G           D 
All: Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh 
 
Em          C           G           D 
Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh 
 
            Em             C         G                         D 
I wanna sing, I wanna shout, I wanna scream till the words dry out! 
                Em              C                        G                  D               D 
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid, they can read all about it, read all about it  (Dead stop) 
 
Outro
 
G                D 
I can't stand to fly 
Em           C 
I'm not that naive 
G               D 
I'm just out to find 
    Em             C 
The better part of me 
N.C.                      (2, 3, 4) G 
And it's not easy to be me