Intro: Dm Bb F C

Verse 1:
F                     C
 It's the fourth of July
                           Bb
My friends wanna catch the tide
              F               C
How I wanna go, but I'll stay home
Dm                        C
  Wish you could stay the night
                       Bb
But I am scared of the light
                     F     C
I don't want you to go (Oh-oh-oh)

Chorus:
Gm                  Bb
 I like you, but my body isn't ready
F                    C
 I want you, but the mirror won't let me
Gm                Bb
  I try to be the person you're expecting
F                 C              F
 But I'm not ready, I'm not ready

Verse 2:
                   C
And now I’m out of school
                  Bb
And I met someone knew
                              F        C
Does she just like me for the things I do
Dm                        C
  Now I’ve got nothing to prove
                               Bb
But my mind still goes back to you
                           F          C
And being young and having nothing to lose

Chorus:
Gm                  Bb
 I like you, but my body isn't ready
F                    C
 I want you, but the mirror won't let me
Gm                Bb
  I try to be the person you're expecting
F                 C
 But I'm not ready, I'm not ready

Bridge:
Bb               C             Am                    Dm
If I could crawl out of my own skin, would you let me in?
Bb               C              Am                 Dm  G
If we could just be those kids again, maybe I could swim

Chorus:
Gm                  Bb
 I like you, but my body isn't ready
F                    C
 I want you, but the mirror won't let me
Gm                Bb
  I try to be the person you're expecting
F                 C
 But I'm not ready, I'm not ready
Gm                   Bb
  I like you, but my body isn't ready
F                    C
 I want you, but the mirror won't let me
Gm                Bb
  I try to be the person you're expecting
F                 C               F
 But I'm not ready, I'm not ready
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