Capo 3
Ver-1:
[C] mom, wake [F] up
[Dm] I have something to [G] say
[Em] I'm 18 [A7] years old
[Dm] ok, grown [G] up.
Ver-2:
[C] mom, [F] way-up
[Dm] yesterday I was a [G] boy
[Em] now, look!
[A7] I'm a man
I [Dm] will destroy all [G] those baby [C] toys.
Pre-chorus:
[Dm] you know, my [G] old world is so [C] noisy
[Dm] so, goodbye [G] that fucking [C] world.
Chorus:
every[F]one's not like [G] me
my [Em] friends say I'm cra[A7]zy
but [Dm] normal people [G]
have to be the same, like [C] them?
the place is [F] gray, they say it's [G] safe
[Em] most people are [A7] safe
mom, [Dm] they never [G] step out of the [C] shade.
Ver-4:
[C] mom, you're [Dm] not like them
[G] you told me how special I [C] am
[Em] “sometimes we [A7] think we want to [Dm] disappear
but [G] all we really want is [C]to be found”. [C7]
Ver-5:
[Dm] my love, my [G] friends, my [Em] everything's [A7] bad
[Dm] only [G] family [Em] is the [A7] only joy.
[Dm] oh oh [G] oh little [C] joy. [C7]
Chorus:
every[F]one's not like [G] me
my [Em] friends say I'm cra[A7]zy
but [Dm] normal people [G] have to
be the same, like [C] them?
the place is [F] gray, they say it's [G] safe
[Em] most people choose the [A7] safest way
mom, [Dm] they never [G] step out of the [C] shade.
Outro:
[Dm] to your[G]self,
you [Em] must live
[Dm] don't let [G] life be [C] hell again.