Autobiography

Em A I'm writing "young and gifted" in my autobiography C G I figured who would know better than me Em A7 I'm certainly the former but I'm not so much the latter C G F# But no one's going to read it so I'm sure it doesn't matter Bm E When you find that you're the former C G D Take pride in how you form Bm E And when you find that you're the ladder A F#7 Don't let those people walk under you Em A I'm writing "sharp and adult" with my finger on the steam C G On the mirror in my bathroom I'm applying shaving cream Em A7 Which would suggest that I'm the foamer but how can I be the lather C G F# But something tells me it's the opposite I'd rather Bm E When you find that you're the foamer C G D Be careful what you foam Bm E When you find that you're the lather A F#7 Don't shave too high you're regret it later Bm G E A F#7 Ah ah ah la la la la la la la Bm G E A F#7 Ah ah ah la la la la la la la Em A I stayed in school this long but still no one will tell me why C G They figured who would know better than I Em A I know I'm a conformer but I'm sure it doesn't matter C G F# My new friends are all adults and my old friends have all scattered Bm E When you find you're a conformer C G D Take pride and swallow whole Bm E But if you're trying to climb the ladder F C G Don't let people walk over you F C G Because that's just what they'll do F C G Don't let people walk over you F C G Because that's just what they'll do