Chords for Alex The Astronaut - "Not Worth Hiding" (Official Video)

_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I learned to drive to [Db] school when I was sixteen
And [Fm] I was happy with my friends
And [Eb] we skipped class for time to breathe
[Ab] We learned to prout the stars [Db] in the trees
[Fm] I cried when I found [Eb] kissing boys wasn't for me
[Ab] _ So I tried [Db] every trick in the book
I [Fm] tried talking to the pretty boys
[Eb] I changed the way I looked
But [Ab] wearing dresses to impress
Just [Db] left me lonely and upset
[Fm] And the boys got sad when I looked at her
[Eb] I wasn't interested in them
[Ab] It's not worth hiding if [Db] you've got something to say
And [Fm] it's not worth smiling [Eb] if you're feeling in pain
And [Ab] it's not worth hiding if [Db] you think you might be gay
Or [Fm] different in another way
[Eb] Or perfect at the same
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] I opened the paper [Db] and it left me ashamed
It [Fm] said these contagious gays aren't safe
And [Eb] you should keep your kids away
[Ab] But I grew older and bolder
[Db] And my friends caught on slowly
[Fm] Nineteen and we put it all [Eb] away
From my shoulders
[Ab] We say it's not worth hiding [Db] if you've got something to say
And [Fm] it's not worth smiling [Eb] if you're feeling in pain
And [Ab] it's not worth hiding if [Db] you think you might be gay
Or [Fm] different in another way
[Eb] Or perfect at the same
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ So tell [Db] me anyone
If [Fm] you love them as a daughter
Could [Eb] you love them as a son?
[Ab] If you'll smile a different face
[Db] We'll blush at different names
[Fm] But holding someone's hand should never [Eb] make you feel ashamed
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Your story might [Db] not be at all like mine
I [Fm] don't mean to simplify
This should [Eb] be in your own voice
In your own [Ab] time
But the cages that they've made us
[Db] Should soon just rust away
[Fm] And this song just won't need singing
[Eb] But for now I'll let it play
[Ab] It's not worth hiding [Db] if you've got something to say
And [Fm] it's not worth dying [Eb] for the people
Who smile at [Ab] your name
It's not worth lying [Db] if you're feeling pain
[Fm] And it's not worth hiding
[Eb] Because happiness will be [Ab] on the way _
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