Chords for The Competition
Tempo:
105.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[E]
I never [Em] wanted to be better [A] than my friends, I just [E] wanted to prove [G] wrong the [E] people in my head.
The ones who told me I'd be [A] better off dead, the ones who [G] told me that I would [A] never win.
When I delivered [G] newspapers, they said I was too [A] slow.
When I was a barista, they said I made [A] lousy foam.
When I worked [G] in retail, they said I [A] was a slob.
Much too [E] dumb for school [G] and much too lazy for a job.
[E] So I [G] rode my bike [E] like lightning, and I made cappuccinos that would make [A] the angels sing.
Took two showers a [G] day, and I dressed up [A] like a princess.
Shook my fist in my own face and [G] said, I'll show you who's the [A] best.
I wrote the [E] kinds of papers teachers hang up [A] on their walls.
I was employee of [G] the month at seven different shopping malls.
And one time playing football, I pulled the tendons [E] in my leg.
To prove that I was tough, I [G] hopped on one foot and finished up [E] the game.
[G] I [A]
[G] thought [E] if I succeeded, I'd [G] be happy and they'd go away.
But first thing every morning, I'd still [A] wake up and I'd hear them say,
You're fat, ugly, and [G] stupid.
You should really [E] be ashamed.
No one will ever like [G] you.
You're not good at [A] anything.
And sometimes [E] I'd rise to [A] the challenge.
But other [E] times I'd feel so bad [G] that I could not [A] get out of bed.
And on the [E] days I stayed in bed, [G] I sang and [A] sang and sang.
About how crappy [E] I felt, not [G] realizing how many other people would relate.
[A] [E]
[A] [A] [G]
Now people send me emails that [A] say,
Thanks for saying [G] the things they didn't know [A] how to say.
And the people [E] in my head still [A] visit me sometimes.
And they bring all of their [G] friends, but I [E] don't mind.
I play my guitar [A] like lightning.
When I sing, I like [G] it when you sing too loud and clear.
[E] Different voices, different [G] tones, all saying, yeah, we're [A] not alone.
I got [E] good at feeling bad and [A] that's why I'm still here.
I got good at [Bm] feeling bad and that's why [A] I'm still here.
I got good at feeling [G] bad and that's why I'm [A] still here.
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
[A] [E] [G]
[E]
I never [Em] wanted to be better [A] than my friends, I just [E] wanted to prove [G] wrong the [E] people in my head.
The ones who told me I'd be [A] better off dead, the ones who [G] told me that I would [A] never win.
When I delivered [G] newspapers, they said I was too [A] slow.
When I was a barista, they said I made [A] lousy foam.
When I worked [G] in retail, they said I [A] was a slob.
Much too [E] dumb for school [G] and much too lazy for a job.
[E] So I [G] rode my bike [E] like lightning, and I made cappuccinos that would make [A] the angels sing.
Took two showers a [G] day, and I dressed up [A] like a princess.
Shook my fist in my own face and [G] said, I'll show you who's the [A] best.
I wrote the [E] kinds of papers teachers hang up [A] on their walls.
I was employee of [G] the month at seven different shopping malls.
And one time playing football, I pulled the tendons [E] in my leg.
To prove that I was tough, I [G] hopped on one foot and finished up [E] the game.
[G] I [A]
[G] thought [E] if I succeeded, I'd [G] be happy and they'd go away.
But first thing every morning, I'd still [A] wake up and I'd hear them say,
You're fat, ugly, and [G] stupid.
You should really [E] be ashamed.
No one will ever like [G] you.
You're not good at [A] anything.
And sometimes [E] I'd rise to [A] the challenge.
But other [E] times I'd feel so bad [G] that I could not [A] get out of bed.
And on the [E] days I stayed in bed, [G] I sang and [A] sang and sang.
About how crappy [E] I felt, not [G] realizing how many other people would relate.
[A] [E]
[A] [A] [G]
Now people send me emails that [A] say,
Thanks for saying [G] the things they didn't know [A] how to say.
And the people [E] in my head still [A] visit me sometimes.
And they bring all of their [G] friends, but I [E] don't mind.
I play my guitar [A] like lightning.
When I sing, I like [G] it when you sing too loud and clear.
[E] Different voices, different [G] tones, all saying, yeah, we're [A] not alone.
I got [E] good at feeling bad and [A] that's why I'm still here.
I got good at [Bm] feeling bad and that's why [A] I'm still here.
I got good at feeling [G] bad and that's why I'm [A] still here.
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
Key:
A
G
E
Em
Bm
A
G
E
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I never [Em] wanted to be better [A] than my friends, I just [E] wanted to prove [G] wrong the [E] people in my head.
The ones who told me I'd be [A] better off dead, the ones who [G] told me that I would [A] never win.
When I delivered [G] newspapers, they said I was too [A] slow.
When I was a barista, they said I made [A] lousy foam.
When I worked [G] in retail, they said I [A] was a slob.
Much too [E] dumb for school [G] and much too lazy for a job.
[E] So I [G] rode my bike [E] like lightning, and I made cappuccinos that would make [A] the angels sing.
Took two showers a [G] day, and I dressed up [A] like a princess.
Shook my fist in my own face and [G] said, I'll show you who's the [A] best.
I wrote the [E] kinds of papers teachers hang up [A] on their walls.
I was employee of [G] the month at seven different shopping malls.
And one time playing football, I pulled the tendons [E] in my leg.
To prove that I was tough, I [G] hopped on one foot _ and finished up [E] the game.
[G] I _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ thought [E] if I succeeded, I'd [G] be happy and they'd go away.
But first thing every morning, I'd still [A] wake up and I'd hear them say,
You're fat, ugly, and [G] stupid.
You should really [E] be ashamed.
No one will ever like [G] you.
You're not good at [A] anything. _ _ _
And sometimes [E] I'd rise to [A] the challenge.
_ _ But other [E] times I'd feel so bad [G] that I could not [A] get out of bed.
And on the [E] days I stayed in bed, [G] I sang and [A] sang and sang.
_ About how crappy [E] I felt, not [G] realizing how many other people would relate. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now people send me emails that [A] say,
Thanks for saying [G] the things they didn't know [A] how to say.
And the people [E] in my head still [A] visit me sometimes.
And they bring all of their [G] friends, but I [E] don't mind.
I play my guitar [A] like lightning.
When I sing, I like [G] it when you sing too loud and clear.
[E] Different voices, different [G] tones, all saying, yeah, we're [A] not alone.
I got [E] good at feeling bad and [A] that's why I'm still here.
I got good at [Bm] feeling bad and that's why [A] I'm still here.
I got good at feeling [G] bad and that's why I'm [A] still here.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I never [Em] wanted to be better [A] than my friends, I just [E] wanted to prove [G] wrong the [E] people in my head.
The ones who told me I'd be [A] better off dead, the ones who [G] told me that I would [A] never win.
When I delivered [G] newspapers, they said I was too [A] slow.
When I was a barista, they said I made [A] lousy foam.
When I worked [G] in retail, they said I [A] was a slob.
Much too [E] dumb for school [G] and much too lazy for a job.
[E] So I [G] rode my bike [E] like lightning, and I made cappuccinos that would make [A] the angels sing.
Took two showers a [G] day, and I dressed up [A] like a princess.
Shook my fist in my own face and [G] said, I'll show you who's the [A] best.
I wrote the [E] kinds of papers teachers hang up [A] on their walls.
I was employee of [G] the month at seven different shopping malls.
And one time playing football, I pulled the tendons [E] in my leg.
To prove that I was tough, I [G] hopped on one foot _ and finished up [E] the game.
[G] I _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ thought [E] if I succeeded, I'd [G] be happy and they'd go away.
But first thing every morning, I'd still [A] wake up and I'd hear them say,
You're fat, ugly, and [G] stupid.
You should really [E] be ashamed.
No one will ever like [G] you.
You're not good at [A] anything. _ _ _
And sometimes [E] I'd rise to [A] the challenge.
_ _ But other [E] times I'd feel so bad [G] that I could not [A] get out of bed.
And on the [E] days I stayed in bed, [G] I sang and [A] sang and sang.
_ About how crappy [E] I felt, not [G] realizing how many other people would relate. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now people send me emails that [A] say,
Thanks for saying [G] the things they didn't know [A] how to say.
And the people [E] in my head still [A] visit me sometimes.
And they bring all of their [G] friends, but I [E] don't mind.
I play my guitar [A] like lightning.
When I sing, I like [G] it when you sing too loud and clear.
[E] Different voices, different [G] tones, all saying, yeah, we're [A] not alone.
I got [E] good at feeling bad and [A] that's why I'm still here.
I got good at [Bm] feeling bad and that's why [A] I'm still here.
I got good at feeling [G] bad and that's why I'm [A] still here.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _