Bm 
All my life, 
            G         A 
I've been fighting a war 
          Bm     G            A 
I can't talk to you or your friends 
          Bm 
It's not only you, 
     G            A              Bm 
My heart jumps around when I'm alluded to 
              G     A 
This will not do 
             Bm          G      A 
Cause I was raised up to be admired, 
        Bm 
to be noticed 
      G               A 
But when you're withdrawn, 
          Bm 
it's the closest thing 
       G           A          Bm 
to assault when all eyes are on you 
              G    A 
This will not do

             Bm 
I'm faking glory 
         G             A 
Lick my lips toss my hair 
            Bm 
And send a smile over 
         G             A 
And the story's brand new 
           Bm 
But I can take it from here, 
      G        A       Bm    G   A 
I'll find my own bravado

D 
  It's a switch flipped
 
It's a pill tipped back 
                 Em 
It's a moon eclipsed, oh 
Bm                                                                 A 
   And I can tell you that when the lights come on I'll be ready for this 
D 
  It's in your bloodstream 
                                   Em 
A collision of atoms that happens before your eyes 
Bm                                                          A 
   It's a marathon run or a mountain you scaled without thinking of size 
D 
I was frightened of every little thing 
                   Em     Bm 
that I thought was out to get me down 
                            A 
To trip me up, and laugh at me, 
    D 
But I learned not to want the quiet of the room 
               Em      Bm 
with no one around to find me out 
  
I want the applause, the approval, the things that make me go, oh

D 
  It's a switch flipped 
   
It's a pill tipped back 
                 Em 
It's a moon eclipsed, oh 
Bm                                                                 A 
   And I can tell you that when the lights come on I'll be ready for this 
D 
  It's in your bloodstream 
                                   Em 
A collision of atoms that happens before your eyes 
Bm                                                          A 
   It's a marathon run or a mountain you scaled without thinking of size 
D 
I was frightened of every little thing 
                   Em     Bm 
that I thought was out to get me down 
                            A 
To trip me up, and laugh at me, 
    D 
But I learned not to want the quiet of the room 
               Em      Bm 
with no one around to find me out 
  
I want the applause, the approval, the things that make me go, oh