Intro: G B7 C Cm Ok I'm gonna do it like that Verse 1: G B7 I never got with the program C The teacher would call me out For daydreamin' I was like Cm "Dayum I'll just hop out" G B7 I cried into soggy cornflakes C My mom sent me back to school Cm Cause nobody wants a flunky in grade two
Pre-Chorus 1: G I wanna speak facts but I can barely breathe B7 I wanna bring myself out but I'm in too deep C I've always had this intensity Cm I guess that's just what makes me, me Chorus: G How am I suppose to be myself B7 If I'm always taking notes from someone else C Cm And everything I do seems to offend somebody new G I've been tryna love myself B7 And never compare to someone else C Cm Cause everything I do makes me feel like somebody new Verse 2: G B7 I never got A's that easy C The summer didn't last that long I spent it on a halfpipe Cm "Dayum I'll just drop in" G B7 I tie my Vans with broken laces C Got green paint stains on my jeans Cm Guess I'll graduate with braces on my teeth Pre-Chorus 2: G I wanna run track when it's time to walk B7 I wanna speak up when it's wrong to not C I've always had this integrity Cm I guess that's just what makes me, me Chorus: G How am I suppose to be myself B7 If I'm always taking notes from someone else C Cm And everything I do seems to offend somebody new G I've been tryna love myself B7 And never compare to someone else C Cm Cause everything I do makes me feel like somebody new Bridge: G This is how I do B7 This is how I be C I know sometimes my socks don't match Cm I guess it's in my genes G This is how I do B7 This is how I be C It may not seem like much to you Cm But it's enough for me Instrumental: G B7 C Cm x2 Outro: G B7 Ooh, you know how I do C And you know that it's true Cm So let me be me and I'll let you be you