Intro: C  C  C  C F  F
 
Verse 1:
                        C
Here it is: a new confession
                Am                     F
You're a rather intelligent adolescent
                                            C
And that's who you are, I learned my lesson
                          Am                          Dm
I must not understand and just must be far too progressive
 
Pre-chorus:
C                F
I never meant to be that way
Am           Dm
I just wanted to be kind
C            F
Maybe I just think too much
     Am              C
It's only in my mind this time
 
Chorus:
F             G                  Am
Oh I know I'm not everything you thought I was
 Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
 F                    G
And oh I've tried you cried
             C
I am not all you had thought
            Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
 
Post-chorus:
          F              G
And I'll do my best my flesh
                Em
Is still gonna make mistakes
             Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
         F            G                     Em
So please forgive if it's really just some big nickname
          Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
 
Verse 2:
F
Here it is: a new perspective
 C                           Am                          F
I'm listening but in fair warning it's rather subjective
N.C.
Woah, so unexpected
C                            Am
I know my friends but I'd rather bathe in my self-rejection
 
Pre-chorus:
Dm
C                 F          Am
I never meant to be that way
Am       Dm
But I know I am sometimes
C                  F
Well maybe I just think too much
C
You were right It was only in my mind
 
Chorus:
 F             G                  Am        C
Oh I know I'm not everything you thought I was
Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
    F                  G
And oh I've tried you cried
               C        Cm
I am not all you had thought
 Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
 
Post-chorus:
          F               G
And I'll do my best my flesh
               Em
Is still gonna make mistakes
               Am
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
         F            G                     Dm
So please forgive if it's really just some big nickname
       Am                                F    G
(Who you say you are is who you're not)
 
Outro:
         Em       Am
At least I tried
              F       G
Well at least I tried
         Em       Am
At least I tried
                 F
Well at least I uh
 
Outro:
   G Am  Em  Am  F  G  Em  Am  F  
   G Am  Em  Am  F  G  Em  Am