Intro: C  D  G  C 
 
Verse 1:
  C         D 
Who put
-nc-
The baby in charge
     G                           C 
It's already hard to buy all the parts and learn to use them
      C       D 
Who put
-nc-
The world on my back
    G 
And not in my hands
               C 
Just give me a chance
 
Pre-Chorus:
               C
I listen to my mama
       D
Listen to my dad
             G
Listen to my sisters
     C
Everyone relax
          C            D
Everybody answers xxxx I didn't ask
          G             C
Think I'm reaching my limit
 
Chorus:
      C      D
Can I exhale for a minute
      G            C
Can I get this out in the open?
      C        D
Can I sit down for a second?
      G   C
Can I breathe?
 

      C      D
Can I exhale for a minute?
       G            D
Can we talk it out? I don't get it
      C         D
Can I calm down for a moment?
      G   C       C          D     G C C
Can I breathe for just one second
 
Verse 2:
               D                                G
I put too much weight on words and glances I
               C                         C
I put too much weight on situations I
               D                            G                      C
I put too much on myself thinking I don't deserve what I've earned but yeah I
 
Pre-Chorus:
                C               D
I listen to the labels I listen to the man
              G                C
Try to keep a sense of knowing who I am
               C                 D
I try to be an angel but I don't think I can
          G             C
Think I'm reaching my limits oh
 
Chorus:
      C      D
Can I exhale for a minute
      G            C
Can I get this out in the open?
      C        D
Can I sit down for a second?
      G   C
Can I breathe?
 

      C      D
Can I exhale for a minute?
       G            D
Can we talk it out? I don't get it
      C         D
Can I calm down for a moment?
      G   C       C          D
Can I breathe for just one second baby?
 
Bridge:
      G   C
Can I breathe?
      C   D
Can I breathe?
      G   C
Can I breathe?
      C        D
Can I breathe?
      G   C
Can I breathe?
      C   D
Can I breathe?
 G    C     C
nah
 
Outro:
        D                     G
Nah nah nah Nah nah nah nay
        C                     C
Nah nah nah Nah nah nah nay
        D                     G
Nah nah nah Nah nah nah nay
        C                     C
Nah nah nah Nah nah nah nay
        D                       G                 C
Nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah Nah nah nah hmmmm