Mike Posner

21. 11. 2024

: Be as you are

Capo 1st
D..UDUD..UDUD.DU

Intro: Dm Am C Dm 
Dm Am F C 

1. Dm 
Virginia Woolf and poeAm 
try
No one seemed to notice me
C 
Being young was getting Dm 
so old
Dm 
Cheap beer and cigaAm 
rettes
Life was like a movie set
And F 
I seemed to be given C 
no role

Pre: But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
And I know that she gon’ understand
So at age 18
I cried to my mother
And she told me, “young man”

Ch: “There are moments when you Dm 
fall to the Am 
ground
But you are stronger than you F 
feel you are C 
now
You don’t always have to Dm 
speak so loudAm 
, no
Just F 
be asC 
 you are

Life is not always a comfortable ride
Everybody’s got scars that they hide
And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
Just be as you are”

2. They Dm 
played me on the radioAm 
 
And everything was changing, so
C 
I thought I was all the Dm 
way grown
But Dm 
I can still remember Am 
in that cold November
When I F 
realized I’m allC 
 alone

Pre: 
Chorus: "There are moments when you Dm 
 fall to the Am 
ground
But you are stronger than you F 
feel you areC 
 now
You don't always have to Dm 
speak so loudAm 
, no
F 
Just be as youC 
 are
It doesn't matter if you Dm 
become some Am 
star
Life is better when you F 
open yourC 
 heart
You don't always have to Dm 
act so hardAm 
, no
F 
Just be as you are, Just be asC 
 you are"

Bridge: If I’m speaking truthfully
I’m not who I used to be
And I know some people might laugh
‘Cause my music doesn’t sound the same
And my head’s no longer shaved
I’m worried if I’m on the right path

Pre: 

Chorus: "There are moments when you Dm 
fall to the Am 
ground
But you are stronger than you F 
feel you areC 
 now
You don't always have to Dm 
speak so loudAm 
, no
F 
Just be as you aC 
re
It doesn't matter if you Dm 
become some Am 
star
Life is better when you F 
open yourC 
 heart
You don't always have to Dm 
act so hardAm 
, no
Just be F 
as you are, Just be asC 
 you are"

Dm 
 Am 
   F 
 C 
   (x4) 
 

Outro: F 
Be as you are
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: I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Dsus4 Cadd9

Capo 3rd fret

1. I took a pill in Em 
Ibiza
To show Dsus4 
Avicii I was D 
cool
And when I Cadd9 
finally got sober, C 
felt ten years older
But G 
fuck it, it was something to do

I'm living out in LA
I drive a sports car just to prove
I'm a real big baller 'cause I made a million dollars
And I spend it on girls and shoes

Ch. But you don't wanna be Em 
high like me
Never really knowing D 
why like me
You don't ever wanna Cadd9 
step off that roller coaster and be all G 
alone

You don't wanna ride the bus like this
Never knowing who to trust like this
You don't wanna be stuck up on that stage singing
Stuck up on that stage singing
Em 
All I knowD 
 are sad Cadd9 
songs, sad G 
songs
Darling, Em 
all I knowD 
 are sad Cadd9 
songs, sad G 
songs

2. I'm just a Em 
singer who alD 
ready blew his shot
I get Cadd9 
along with old timers
'Cause my C 
name's a reminder of a G 
pop song people forgot

And I can't keep a girl, no
'Cause as soon as the sun comes up
I cut 'em all loose and work's my excuse
But the truth is I can't open up

Ch. 

3. I took a plane to my hometown
I brought my pride and my guitar
All my friends are all gone but there's manicured lawns
And the people still think I'm a star

I walked around downtown
I met some fans on Lafayette
They said tell us how to make it 'cause we're getting real impatient
So I looked 'em in the eye and said

Ch. 
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: Move On

Strumming: D..UDUD..UDUD.DU

Intro: D A Bm G 

1.: D 
I wish Tracy Chapman was my A 
friend
Bm 
She would know exactly what tG 
o say
D 
Beginnings always hide themselves inA 
 ends
Bm 
At some point, I will be G 
okay

Pre-Chorus: A 
I got high when I meBm 
t you
G 
I got high to forget you
I feel A 
pain, I don't Bm 
want to
But I G 
have to, yeah, I have to

Chorus: D 
If I want to move on,A 
 move onBm 
, move G 
on, move on
If I want to D 
move on,A 
 move onBm 
, move G 
on, move on
If I want to D 
move on A 
(Move on)Bm 
, move G 
on (Move on)
If I want to mD 
ove on (A 
Move on)Bm 
, move G 
on (Move on)

2.: D 
Went to see some shaman inA 
 Malay
Bm 
To hear some things I wanted tG 
o hear
D 
Everyone just wants to feelA 
 good
Bm 
Everyone just wants to disappG 
ear
D 
Call up girls that live in my A 
hometown
Bm 
To help fill up the minutG 
es
D 
Lit a match and saged my house dA 
own
Bm 
It didn't make a differenG 
ce

Pre-Chorus: A 
I got high when I meBm 
t you
G 
got high to forget you
IA 
 feel pain, I don'tBm 
 want to
But I G 
have to, yeah, I have to

Chorus: D 
If I want to move on,A 
 move onBm 
, move G 
on, move on
If I want to D 
move on,A 
 move onBm 
, move G 
on, move on
If I want to D 
move on A 
(Move on)Bm 
, move G 
on (Move on)
If I want to mD 
ove on A 
(Move on)Bm 
, move G 
on (Move on)
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