Verse 1:
         C                     Am
I've been straight-As since beginning of Grade School
  Em          G
4.0 GPA and a college grant, too
   C                        Am
Correcting the teacher is a notable feature
  Em                          G
Reminding them my daddy earns more than you
   C               Bb            F         F7
And, oh, I'm not a product of my insecurities
       C               Bb
On the contrary, I'm a cannonball
       F
a personality of unscrupulous scrutiny
 
Chorus:
      C      Bb   F
I'm a genius
                   C
I'm really xxxxxxx smart
      Bb      F
I'm a genius ooh
           C Bb F
I'm really smart
 
Interlude: C Bb F
 
Post-chorus:
C        Bb
Baba-badadadadabum
    F   F7
Badadum
C        Bb
Baba-badadadadabum
    F   F7
Badadum
 
Verse 2:
       C                Am
Now I'm sixteen and I'm mastering history
 Em                G
Aquatic biology, geography, too
       C              Am
Taking notes, so everybody can know
        Em                    G
On this test, I'm gonna score higher than you
    C              Bb            F         F7
And, oh, I'm not a product of my insecurities
         C               Bb                    F
I'm just wondering why I wasn't invited to the end of year high-school party
nc 
It's probably 'cause
 
Chorus:
      C     Bb  F
I'm a genius
                   C
I'm really xxxxxxx smart
      Bb       F
I'm a genius ooh
           C Bb F             C Bb F
I'm really smart, I am really smart
 
Bridge:
Em                  Am                        Em
When I enter in the room, everybody hides and ducks
                     Am                             Em
Probably 'cause they think, I'm an annoying little genius
                       Am
I don't know what I've done to deserve this
C                         D
Envy is a plague and they all have got the black death
 
Verse 3:
        C              Am
Now I'm twenty and my life is gettin' slower
  Em               G
I don't know why I can't compete
          C                        Am
I've been cruising like this since I can remember
    Em                  G              C
The simple challenges I can't complete
        Bb                        F         F7
Oh, I'm starting to succumb to my insecurities
      C                    Bb              F   F7
Maybe grade school was the place where I peaked
 
Interlude:
C     Bb     F      F7
Buhba, buhba, buhba, buhba
C     Bb     F      F7
Buhba, buhba, buhba, buhbum
C      Bb      F      F7
Buhbum, buhbum, buhba, buhbum
C          Bb        F
Buhba-bada-dadadabum-bum
 
Verse:
C            Am         Em   G
I think I've made a mistake
C           Am          Em   G
The first mistake I ever made
C          Am  G  C         Em       Am
I'm not a genius, I'm not even that smart
nc 
But one thing is true
 
I'm smarter than you
 
Outro:
C        Bb        F
Baba-badadadadadum
              C
Baba-dadadadum
         Bb    F
Baba-badadadadadum
nc 
Dadadada
C        Bb        F
Baba-badadadadadum
                      C
Baba-badadadada-dadadadum
   Bb      F
Ba-dadadadadum
                 C   Bb F
I'm smarter than you
                 C
I'm smarter than you
         Bb
Baba-badadadadadum
    F
Badadum
                    C
And I've learned my lesson
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