Intro
(Eminem Sings)
FmDb
Lately I've been hard to reach
EbFm
I've been too long on my own
FmDb
Everybody has their private world
EbDb
Where they can be alone
DbEb
Are you calling me?
C/EFm
Are you trying to get through?
Db(hold)
Are you reaching out for me?
Eb(hold)
I'm reaching out for you
Verse 1
(Eminem Raps)
Fm
I'm just so fucking depressed
Eb
I just can't seem to get out this slump
Db
If I could just get over this hump
Cm
But I need something to pull me out this dump
Fm
I took my bruises, took my lumps
Eb
Fell down and I got right back up
Db
But I need that spark to get psyched back up
Cm
And in order for me to pick the mic back up
Fm
I don't know how or why or when
Eb
I ended up this position I'm in
Db
I'm starting to feel dissin' again
Cm
So I decided just to pick this pen
FmEb
Up and try to make an attempt to vent
But I just can't admit
Db
Or come to grips with the fact
that I may be done with rap
Eb
I need a new outlet
Fm
And I know some shit's so hard to swallow
Eb
But I can't just sit back and wallow
Db
In my own sorrow but I know one fact
Cm
I'll be one tough act to follow
Fm
One tough act to follow
Eb
I'll be one tough act to follow
Db
Here today, gone tomorrow
Eb
But you'd have to walk a thousand miles
Chorus
(Eminem sings)
Fm
In my shoes, just to see
Eb
What it's like, to be me
Db
I'll be you, let's trade shoes
Cm
Just to see what it'd be like
Fm
To feel your pain, you feel mine
Eb
Go inside each others' minds
Db
Just to see what we'd find
Cm
Look at shit through each others' eyes
FmEbDbCm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
FmEbDbEb
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
FmEbDbCm
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
FmEbDbEb
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Verse 2
(Eminem raps)
Fm
I think I'm starting to
lose my sense of humor
Eb
Everything's so tense and gloom
Db
I almost feel like I gotta check
The temperature of the room
CmFm
Just as soon as I walk in
it's like all eyes on me
Eb
And so I try to avoid any eye contact
Db
Cause if I do that then it opens the door
Eb
For conversation, like I want that
Fm
I'm not looking for extra attention
Eb
I just wanna be just like you
Db
Blend in with the rest of the room
Cm
Maybe just point me to the closest restroom
Fm
I don't need no fucking man servant
Eb
Trying to follow me around and wipe my ass
Db
Laugh at every single joke I crack
Eb
And half of 'em ain't even funny like
(Eminem mocks a person)
Fm
Ha! Marshall you're so funny man
Eb
You should be a comedian, god damn!"
(Back to him rapping)
Db
Unfortunately I am
Cm
I just hide behind the tears of a clown
Fm
So why don't you all sit down
Eb
Listen to the tale I'm about to tell
Db
Hell we don't gotta trade our shoes
Eb
And you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles
[Repeat ChorusVerse 3
(Eminem raps)
Fm
Nobody asked for life to deal us
Eb
With these bullshit hands we're dealt
Db
We gotta take these cards ourselves
Cm
And flip 'em, don't expect no help
Fm
Now I could've either
Eb
just sat on my ass
And pissed and moaned
Db
Or take this situation
in which I'm placed in
Eb
And get up and get my own
Fm
I was never the type of kid
Eb
To wait by the door and pack his bags
Db
I sat on the porch and hoped and prayed
Cm
For a dad to show up who never did
Fm
I just wanted to fit in
Eb
Every single place every school I went
Db
I dreamed of being that cool kid
Eb
Even if it meant acting stupid
Fm
And Edna always told me
Eb
Keep making that face and
it'll get stuck like that
Db
Meanwhile I'm just standing there
Cm
Holding my tongue tryna talk like that
Fm
'Til I stuck my tongue on that
Eb
frozen stop sign pole
At 8 years old
Db
I learned my lesson then
'Cause I wasn't trying to
Eb
impress my friends no more
Fm
But I already told you my whole life story
Eb
Not just based on my description
Db
Cause where you see it
from where you're sittin
Cm
It's probably 110% different
FmEb
I guess we would have to walk a mile
In each others shoes at least
Db
What size you wear? I wear 10's
Eb
Let's see if you can fit your feet
[Repeat ChorusOutro
(Eminem sings)
FmEb
Lately I've been hard to reach
DbEb
I've been too long on my own
FmEb
Everybody has their private world
DbEb
Where they can be alone
FmEb
Are you calling me?
DbCm
Are you trying to get through?
FmEb
Are you reaching out for me?
DbEb
I'm reaching out for you
[Guitar Solo]
(Eminem speaks to his daugther Hailey)
FmEbDb
Yeah,to my babies
CmFmEb
Stay strong, daddy will be home soon
And to the rest of the world
DbEb
God gave you shoes to fit you
FmEb
So put 'em on and wear 'em
DbCm
Be yourself man, be proud of who you are
FmEb
Even if it sounds corny
Db
Don't ever let anyone tell
EbFm-Eb-Db-- x4
you you ain't beautiful so
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.