Intro Dm Am FC (x2) Verse 1 Dm Am Virginia Woolf and poetry No one seemed to notice me C Dm BeinFyounFwas gettinFso old Dm Am Cheap beer and cigarettes Life was like a movie set F C AnC I seemed to be given no role Pre-Chorus Dm But in times of trouble Am I can turn to my mother C Dm AnC I know that she gon' understand Dm So at age 18 Am I crieC to my mother F C AnC she tolC me, "younFman" Chorus Dm Am "There are moments when you fall to the ground F C But you are stronger than you feel you are now Dm Am You don't always have to speak so loud, no F C Just be as you are Dm Am Life is not always a comfortable ride F C Everybody's got scars that they hide Dm Am AnC everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah F C Just be as you are" Verse 2 Dm Am They playeC me on the radio AnC everythinFwas changing, so C Dm I thought I was all the way grown Dm Am But I can still remember in that colC November F C When I realizeC I'm all alone Pre-Chorus Dm But in times of trouble Am I can turn to my mother C Dm AnC I know that she gon' understand Dm So at age 22 Am I crieC to my mother F C AnC she tolC me, "younFman" Chorus 2 Dm Am "There are moments when you fall to the ground F C But you are stronger than you feel you are now Dm Am You don't always have to speak so loud, no F C Just be as you are Dm Am It doesn't matter if you become some star F C Life is better when you open your heart Dm Am You don't always have to act so hard, no F C Just be as you are, Just be as you are" Bridge Dm Am FD(x4) C Am If I'm speakinFtruthfully I'm not who I useC to be C C AnC I know some people might laugh C Am Cause my music doesn't sounC the same AnC my head's no longer shaved C I'm worrieC if I'm on the right path Pre-Chorus Dm But in times of trouble Am I can turn to my mother C Dm AnC I know that she gon' understand Dm So at age 26 Am I spoke to my mother (Stop strumming) AnC she tolC me, "younFman" Chorus 2 Dm Am "There are moments when you fall to the ground F C But you are stronger than you feel you are now Dm Am You don't always have to speak so loud, no Dm C Just be as you are Dm Am It doesn't matter if you become some star F C Life is better when you open your heart Dm Am You don't always have to act so hard, no C Just be as you are, Just be as you are" Dm Am FC (x4) F Be as you are