Mike Posner

10. 10. 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 poe
Am 
try

No one seemed to notice me
C 
Being young was getting 
Dm 
so old

Dm 
Cheap beer and ciga
Am 
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 loud
Am 
, no

Just F 
be as
C 
 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 radio
Am 
 

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 all
C 
 alone


Pre: 
Chorus: "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 loud
Am 
, no

F 
Just be as you
C 
 are

It doesn't matter if you Dm 
become some 
Am 
star

Life is better when you F 
open your
C 
 heart

You don't always have to Dm 
act so hard
Am 
, no

F 
Just be as you are, Just be as
C 
 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 are
C 
 now

You don't always have to Dm 
speak so loud
Am 
, no

F 
Just be as you a
C 
re

It doesn't matter if you Dm 
become some 
Am 
star

Life is better when you F 
open your
C 
 heart

You don't always have to Dm 
act so hard
Am 
, no

Just be F 
as you are, Just be as
C 
 you are"


Dm 
 
Am 
   
F 
 
C 
   
(x4) 
 


Outro: F 
Be as you are

1

: 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 know
D 
 are sad 
Cadd9 
songs, sad 
G 
songs

Darling, Em 
all I know
D 
 are sad 
Cadd9 
songs, sad 
G 
songs


2. I'm just a Em 
singer who al
D 
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. 
2

: 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 t
G 
o say

D 
Beginnings always hide themselves in
A 
 ends

Bm 
At some point, I will be 
G 
okay


Pre-Chorus: A 
I got high when I me
Bm 
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 on
Bm 
, 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 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 in
A 
 Malay

Bm 
To hear some things I wanted t
G 
o hear

D 
Everyone just wants to feel
A 
 good

Bm 
Everyone just wants to disapp
G 
ear

D 
Call up girls that live in my 
A 
hometown

Bm 
To help fill up the minut
G 
es

D 
Lit a match and saged my house d
A 
own

Bm 
It didn't make a differen
G 
ce


Pre-Chorus: A 
I got high when I me
Bm 
t you

G 
got high to forget you

IA 
 feel 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 on
Bm 
, 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 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)
3