Key: G5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: G5 E5 A5 C5 D5 x2
Verse 1:
G5 E5
When I was young I was strange
A5
Night after night in New York City
C5 D5 G5
Trying hard not to amount to anything
E5 A5
People don't change Same as it ever
C5 D5 G5
was but now people pay to hear me sing
Refrain 1:
E5 C5
It's worth a second look
D5 G5
But I swear I've made myself
D5 E5 C5
from glue and smiles
D5 G5 D5
Stacked upon themselves
E5 C5
Maybe I'll pretend that
G5 D5 E5
I'm somebody else
A5
Who's closer to
D5
what I want to be
Chorus 1:
G5 E5 C5
Alone I'm so much
D5 G5 E5
better on my own
C5 D5 G5 E5
Wishing I was alone
C5
I'm so much
D5 G5 E5 C5 D5
better on my own
Post Biss: G5 E5 A5 C5 D5 x2
Verse 2:
G5 E5
There's no sign of me here
A5
I've been to hell and back
C5 D5
On a train built with pride
G5
and failed attempts
E5
That used to be fun
A5
I never thought you could
C5
reinvent the world by playing
D5 G5
shows and writing songs
Refrain 2:
E5
It's worth a second look
C5 D5 G5
But I swear I've made myself
D5 E5 C5
from heart attacks
D5 G5 D5
Stacked upon themselves
E5 C5
Maybe I'll pretend that
G5 D5 E5
I'm somebody else
C5 D5
Who's closer to what I want to be
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
C5
Don't wish too hard
B5 E5 G5
You might get what you want
C5
I've grown needs so
B5
please look at me
E5 G5
But not too long
C5 D5 G(hold) E5
Because I'm better off alone
C5 D5 G5 E5
So much better on my own
C5 D5 G5 E5
Wishing I was alone
C5 D5 G5 E5 C5 D5
I'm so much better on my own
Chorus 2:
G5 E5 C5
Alone I'm so much
D5 G5 E5
better on my own
C5 D5 G5 E5
Wishing I was alone
C5
I'm so much
D5 G5 E5 C5 B5 G(hold)
better on my own
