Intro: D

Verse 1:
        G             A
I can't tell you all my secrets
       G                    D
Maybe you should start with one
        G            A
I'll show you where I met your dad
        Bm7          G        A
He'd be proud of his son (who cares?)
      G              D
We're better off with-out him (No)
     G                  A
It's time you found out more about him

Interlude: D

Verse 2:
        G              A
I first saw him in the water
        Bm7                D
Coming out of the morning mist
        G                      A
He was handsome, strong, and before too long
     Bm7        G         A
You came to exist (and he ditched us)
Bm7
No coming home for dinner
G                     A     D
Yeah, he sounds like a real winner

Verse 3:
     G          A
Blue food isn't normal
     Bm7     D
Blue food is strange
    G                  A
And that's why it's my favourite
           Bm7    G
I'd never want to change
           Bm7
To make it boring orange or green
G      A                  G    A    D
Why be blah, when there's aquamarine.

Chorus:
Gbm    G    D
Normal is a myth
D            G              Bm7
Everyone has issues they're dealing with
      A         Gbm           Gb7
Mom - if you're weird, you're weak.
       G            Gm
That's where you're wrong.
    Em7
The things that make you different
        A                      G
Are the very things that make you
A     Bm7  A  D
Strong
   G  A
So be strong.

Interlude: D  G

Bridge:
        F      G          Am7      C
I can't focus. I stink at school.
   F            G
My add gets the best of me
   Am
Dyslexia? Not cool.
     F       G        Am7        C
Just hang on son, one day you'll find
       F                 G             A
You'll leave that boring little life behind

Chorus:
Gbm    G    D
Normal is a myth
D            G              Bm7
Everyone has issues they're dealing with
    A         Gbm               Gb7
And there's a place you need to go
      G        Gm
Where you'll belong
          A
Where the things that make you different
        D
Are the things that make you special
G
Special like your father
    Bm7
Yes Percy, you are special
     G                     D
Like food the colour blue
        Gm
All the things that make you you
Bb      Em7    D         A        G
Are the things that will make you
A    Bm7
Strong
   G  A    D  E7
So be---  strong
G   A   D
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