Mike Posner: Be as you are ========================== Capo 1st fret (no capo in G major) Rhythm: 145bpm Strumming : ↓..↑↓↑↓..↑↓↑↓.↓↑ Original in G major, acoustic in C major Dm Am C Dm Intro: Dm Am F C Dm Am 1. Virginia Woolf and poetry No one seemed to notice me C Dm Being young was getting so old Dm Am Cheap beer and cigarettes Life was like a movie set F C And I seemed to be given 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” Dm Am Ch: “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 asyou areLife 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” Dm Am 2. They played me on the radio And everything was changing, so C Dm I thought I was all the way grown Dm Am But I can still remember in that cold November F C When I realized I’m allalone Pre+Ch: 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+Ch: Be as you are