CHORDS: 
     D    A   G   Bm 
e | ---x----x---x---x---o |  |  
B | ---x----x---x---x---o |  |  
D | ---11---6---4---x---o |  |  
G | ---12---7---5---(b9)--o |  |  
A | ---12---7---5---(b9)--o |  |  
E | ---10---5---3---7---o |  |  
 
For the intro and some parts of verses, just play the root note (not the whole chord) 
 
Intro: D (root) 
 
D (root) 
I try to always be a gentleman 
I try to always be a better friend 
Lately I�??ve been feeling half a man 
like maybe I should be more who I am 
A (root) 
Maybe I should f*ck something up good 
   G (root) 
Or maybe I should act like someone bad 
D (root) 
I try to live my life like David does 
But something always feels just slightly off 
 
D (root) 
I�??m young and maybe that�??s why days to me 
they seem like opportunities to test my reach 
Adopt some ugly habits that are bad for me 
and treat some others not so equally 
A (root) 
If I thought I knew me well it�??s clear as can be 
G (root) 
that things are gonna change like a hundred degrees 
D (root) 
If I thought I knew me well it�??s plain to see 
that things are gonna change like a hundred degrees 
 
D 
Don�??t tell my mother 
Don�??t tell my mother 
A 
Don�??t tell my mother till I pull myself together 
G 
It�??s undercover 
I hope forever 
D 
Don�??t tell my mother till I pull myself together 
G 
I think it�??s me 
but I just need to see 
A 
if this real or just something that I need 
Bm 
Don�??t tell my mother 
Don�??t tell my mother 
D 
Don�??t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together 
 
D (root) 
Try to always do what people like 
And try to be a man that someone might 
look up to in a minute when they�??re feeling down 
Like maybe I could be somebody that you love 
   A 
Or maybe I�??ll just keep thinking all about me 
        G 
until I get the proper opportunity that I need 
D 
Maybe I�??ll just keep thinking all of myself 
until I find a way to be in love with somebody else 
A 
Maybe I�??ll just keep thinking all about me 
        G (STOP) 
until I get the proper opportunity that I need 
 
D 
Don�??t tell my mother 
Don�??t tell my mother 
A 
Don�??t tell my mother till I pull myself together 
G 
It�??s undercover 
I hope forever 
D 
Don�??t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together 
G 
I think it�??s me 
but I just need to see 
A 
if this real or just something that I need 
Bm 
Don�??t tell my mother 
Don�??t tell my mother 
D 
Don�??t don't tell my mother till I pull myself together 
 
INTRO 
CHORUS