Be As You Are Chords by Mike Posner
Tempo:
72.525 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Bm
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[Em] Virginia [Bm] Woolf and poetry, no one seemed to notice [D] me, being [Em] young was getting so old.
Cheap [Bm] beer and cigarettes, life was like a movie [G] set and I seemed [D] to be given no role.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 18 I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
And [Em] life is not always a [Bm] comfortable ride, everybody's [G] got scars [D] that they hide, and
everybody [Em] plays the fool [Bm] sometimes, yeah, [G] just be [D] as you are.
[Em] They played me [Bm] on the radio and everything was changing [D] so I thought [Em] I was all the way
grown, but I could [Bm] still remember in that cold November [G] when I [D] realized I'm all alone.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age 22 [Bm] I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Just be as [Em] you are.
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm] Just be as [D] you are.
[Em] [Bm] [Em] Just [D] be [Em] as you are.
Just [Bm] be as you are.
[G] Just be [D] as you are.
Just be as you are.
If I'm [Em] 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 hair's no longer shaved, I'm worried if I'm on the right path.
In times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 26 I spoke to my mother and she told me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [D] just be as you are.
Be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] [Em] Just [D] be as you are.
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D] Just be as you are.
Just be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[G] Be [D] as you are.
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[Em] Virginia [Bm] Woolf and poetry, no one seemed to notice [D] me, being [Em] young was getting so old.
Cheap [Bm] beer and cigarettes, life was like a movie [G] set and I seemed [D] to be given no role.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 18 I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
And [Em] life is not always a [Bm] comfortable ride, everybody's [G] got scars [D] that they hide, and
everybody [Em] plays the fool [Bm] sometimes, yeah, [G] just be [D] as you are.
[Em] They played me [Bm] on the radio and everything was changing [D] so I thought [Em] I was all the way
grown, but I could [Bm] still remember in that cold November [G] when I [D] realized I'm all alone.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age 22 [Bm] I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Just be as [Em] you are.
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm] Just be as [D] you are.
[Em] [Bm] [Em] Just [D] be [Em] as you are.
Just [Bm] be as you are.
[G] Just be [D] as you are.
Just be as you are.
If I'm [Em] 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 hair's no longer shaved, I'm worried if I'm on the right path.
In times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 26 I spoke to my mother and she told me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [D] just be as you are.
Be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] [Em] Just [D] be as you are.
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D] Just be as you are.
Just be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[G] Be [D] as you are.
Key:
Em
Bm
D
G
Em
Bm
D
G
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] Virginia [Bm] Woolf and poetry, no one seemed to notice [D] me, being [Em] young was getting so old.
Cheap [Bm] beer and cigarettes, life was like a movie [G] set and I seemed [D] to be given no role.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 18 I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
And [Em] life is not always a [Bm] comfortable ride, everybody's [G] got scars [D] that they hide, and
everybody [Em] plays the fool [Bm] sometimes, yeah, [G] just be [D] as you are.
[Em] They played me [Bm] on the radio and everything was changing [D] so I thought [Em] I was all the way
grown, but I could [Bm] still remember in that cold November [G] when I [D] realized I'm all alone.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age 22 [Bm] I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Just be as [Em] you are.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] [Bm] Just be as _ _ _ [D] you are. _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] Just [D] _ be [Em] as you are.
Just [Bm] be as you are.
[G] Just be [D] as you are.
Just be as you are.
If I'm [Em] 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 hair's no longer shaved, I'm worried if I'm on the right path.
In times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 26 I spoke to my mother and she told me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [D] just be as you are.
Be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] Just [D] be as you are. _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] [D] Just be as you are.
Just be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] Be [D] as you are. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] Virginia [Bm] Woolf and poetry, no one seemed to notice [D] me, being [Em] young was getting so old.
Cheap [Bm] beer and cigarettes, life was like a movie [G] set and I seemed [D] to be given no role.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 18 I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
And [Em] life is not always a [Bm] comfortable ride, everybody's [G] got scars [D] that they hide, and
everybody [Em] plays the fool [Bm] sometimes, yeah, [G] just be [D] as you are.
[Em] They played me [Bm] on the radio and everything was changing [D] so I thought [Em] I was all the way
grown, but I could [Bm] still remember in that cold November [G] when I [D] realized I'm all alone.
[Em] But in times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age 22 [Bm] I cried to my mother [G] and she told [D] me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Just be as [Em] you are.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] [Bm] Just be as _ _ _ [D] you are. _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] Just [D] _ be [Em] as you are.
Just [Bm] be as you are.
[G] Just be [D] as you are.
Just be as you are.
If I'm [Em] 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 hair's no longer shaved, I'm worried if I'm on the right path.
In times [Bm] of trouble I can turn to my mother [D] and I know that [Em] she gon' understand.
So at age [Bm] 26 I spoke to my mother and she told me, young man, there are moments [Em] when
you fall [Bm] to the ground, but you are stronger [G] than you feel [D] you are now.
You don't always [Em] have to speak [Bm] so loud, no, [G] just be [D] as you are.
Doesn't matter [Em] if you [Bm] become some star, life is better [G] when you [D] open your heart.
You don't always [Em] have to act [Bm] so hard, no, [D] just be as you are.
Be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] Just [D] be as you are. _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] [D] Just be as you are.
Just be [Em] as you are.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] Be [D] as you are. _ _ _ _ _