Be as You Are Lyrics

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