Dm
It was a common story, yeah who cares that I changed? 

Why are people freaking out? 
Gm             Bb 
Maybe I gave in more then I should, 
F                C
maybe I sold out 
Dm
But the truth was I was really getting nowhere  

until I woke up and found 
        Gm                      Bb 
That morals can't take you up to the top  
      F                      C  
your standards pull you down 
 

F       Gm7     A      Bb2 
Was it worth it what I gave away 
           Gm7        C
For five minutes of fame 
F         Gm7 A      Bb2 
Minutes over no one knows my name 
         Gm7       C      Dm
Or my minute of fame, Yeah 
 

Dm
I always said the thing that meant  

the most to me was my very integrity 
Gm
Who would have thought I'd 
Bb                     F        C 
ever trade it all for popularity 
Dm
'Cause the truth is though I've made it to the top 

I'm anything but satisfied 
Gm             Bb 
I gave up the only thing that mattered  
F              C 
for this empty life 


A     G    A     Bb     Ab    Bb    C     Bb    A     
This time I'm saying no 
G    A     Bb     A    Bb     F      
This world will know what I be? lieve in 
A     G     A     Bb     
I've lost e? nough to know 
A    Bb     G     F     C
That life's too short to waste it