Chords for Oddisee - Book Covers (Ft. Nick Hakim)

[F] Don't judge a book by its cover if you don't even read it.
There's no shame in saying that you're not [G] up to speed.
No, you're [Cm] just scared. _ _
Yeah, you're just scared. _ _
[Cm] Don't judge a book [F] by its cover if you don't [G] even read it.
[Fm] There's no shame in saying [Eb] that you're not [G] up to speed.
[Cm] No, you're just [Fm] scared.
_ [Cm] _
Yeah, you're just scared. _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ I got a real [G] bad habit.
I [Fm] think I know everything before it happens.
A few times I was right [G] didn't help and I only [C] made it know it or I know [Cm] without asking.
To the point if I didn't know the answer I would make it up like the meaning of a canvas.
I never see the winner, lack with a guess and I go off on a rant if you say I [Fm] ain't correct.
But that got real old [G] real fast.
I think I [Cm] had a fear about being [Fm] on the outside.
Or the in while I lure [G] everybody out.
I just wanna [Cm] be the first y'all and now it's about time.
I don't have a clue what I'm doing most times when I wake up in the morning.
Being fake in the mix?
Nah, I just wrote it to be real not knowing.
Don't judge a book [Fm] by it's cover if you don't [Gm] feed the read.
There's no [Fm] shame in saying that you're not [G]
up to speed.
[C] No, you're [Cm] just scared. _ _
Yeah, you're just scared.
_ Yup, yup, yup, yup.
[Fm] _ I was out in that event [Gm] one time.
[G] Trying to meet people [Fm] and such.
And watch stuff [G] where people's looking cool [D] cause your crew's staying [Cm] skippin the line.
Once I got outside I was chilling out.
Trying to feel the vibe, trying to feel it out.
Feeling out of place with a look up on my face [C] like I wasn't really feeling [Fm] it much.
And here she [G] come, looking like she run [B] a blog about it.
[Fm] Let me guess, you don't need me, dude.
Real [G] girl, you're weak and you only hang out here.
[C] I digress, I was far from right, she was [Gm] far from dim.
We were [C] so alike, there was no pretend.
Could've lost the champ, next [Bb] chapter, begin.
[Cm] Don't judge a book [Fm] by it's cover if you don't [Gm] feed the read.
There's no [Fm] shame in saying that you're not [G] up to speed.
[C] No, you're [Cm] just scared. _ _
Yeah, you're just scared.
_ [Eb] _
Don't judge a book [Fm] by it's cover if you don't [Gm] feed the read.
There's no [Fm] shame in saying that you're [G] not up to speed.
[Bb] No, you're [Cm] just _ scared. _
Yeah, you're just scared. _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] You know my [Bb] color, yes.
But underneath remains coverage you ain't discovered yet.
[Cm] Judge me on the surface and publish me as another threat.
I'm far from it, got more in common than you would [Cm] guess.
Have a discussion, [Fm] stop your assumptions, [Bb] you know me best.
[Fm] It's hard to read anybody, but if you never [Gm] try,
How can you say you better without the measure to sympathize?
[Cm] The internet has exposed us, but we all in disguise.
Maybe camouflaged to [Fm] protect us as we begin [Bb] to pry.
And this is why I am freakishly in control of my enterprise.
[Cm]
They'd rather spread a lie than tell the truth than get televised.
May not have a clue, but that don't stop they detective eyes.
I tell these [Fm] guys, you [Eb] don't know me, you don't [Ab] know me at all.
This [Fm] being cool with my homie [Cm] make you cool with me.
Now, I got layers to my person and the first one is thin.
And you've never met the person with vin, it's far deeper than skin.
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