Intro : EmBmGDEmBm
Virginia Woolf and poetry
No one seemed to notice me
DEm
Being young was getting so old
EmBm
Cheap beer and cigarettes
Life was like a movie set
GD
And I seemed to be given no role
Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
DEm
And I know that she gon' understand
Em
So at age 18
Bm
I cried to my mother
GD
And she told me, "young man"
EmBm
"There are moments when you fall to the ground
GD
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
EmBm
You don't always have to speak so loud, no
GD
Just be as you are
EmBm
Life is not always a comfortable ride
GD
Everybody's got scars that they hide
EmBm
And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
GD
Just be as you are"
EmBm
They played me on the radio
And everything was changing, so
DEm
I thought I was all the way grown
EmBm
But I can still remember in that cold November
GD
When I realized I'm all alone
Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
DEm
And I know that she gon' understand
Em
So at age 22
Bm
I cried to my mother
GD
And she told me, "young man"
EmBm
"There are moments when you fall to the ground
GD
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
EmBm
You don't always have to speak so loud, no
GD
Just be as you are
EmBm
It doesn't matter if you become some star
GD
Life is better when you open your heart
EmBm
You don't always have to act so hard, no
GD
Just be as you are, Just be as you are"
( EmBmGD ) (x4)
CBm
If I'm speaking truthfully
I'm not who I used to be
DC
And I know some people might laugh
CBm
Cause my music doesn't sound the same
And my head's no longer shaved
D
I'm worried if I'm on the right path
Em
But in times of trouble
Bm
I can turn to my mother
DEm
And I know that she gon' understand
Em
So at age 26
Bm
I spoke to my mother
And she told me, "young man"
EmBm
"There are moments when you fall to the ground
GD
But you are stronger than you feel you are now
EmBm
You don't always have to speak so loud, no
GD
Just be as you are
EmBm
It doesn't matter if you become some star
GD
Life is better when you open your heart
EmBm
You don't always have to act so hard, no
GD
Just be as you are, Just be as you are"
( EmBmGD ) (x4)
G
Be as you are
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.