Tom: Am
C = X-3-5-5-5-3
E = 0-2-2-1-0-0
F = 1-3-3-2-1-1
Am = X-0-2-2-1-0
[Intro]
Am
[Couplet]
Am
if you try to be an icon
F
then the icon becomes you
C
if you try to be a model
E
it'll catwalk over you
Am
if you try to walk in straight shoes
F
then these shoes will bend you too
C
if you try to be a kid again
E
the kid will kidnap you
[Refrein]
C
you know it's true
E Am
the guy you know well that's just you
F C
and there is nothing you can do
E Am
just like a door you can't get through
F
when there is no-one left to fool
E
don't go and drown in that old pool
Am
don't kid yourself
[Couplet]
Am
so don't try to be an icon
F
con the I inside of you
C
that picture you've been painting
E
doesn't look a thing like you
Am
I'll agree that it's a nice try
F
but when your paint is dry
C
we are all just little icons
E
super you and super I
[Refrein]
C
you know it's true
E Am
the guy you know well that's just you
F C
and there is nothing you can do
E Am
just like a door you can't get through
F
when there is no-one left to fool
E
don't go and drown in that old pool
Am
don't kid yourself
[Solo]
Am F C E (x2)
C E Am F (x2)
F E E Am
[Couplet]
Am
I need someone to show me
F
just what I threw away
C
I need a pretty angel
E
to present it on a tray
Am
you've never liked the icon
F
said that guy looked pretty strange
C
but you've never tried to change me
E
and that's how came to change
[Refrein]
C
you know it's true
E Am
the guy you know well that's just you
F C
and there is nothing you can do
E Am
just like a door you can't get through
F
when there is no-one left to fool
E
don't go and drown in that old pool
Am
don't kid yourself
F
when there is no-one left to fool
E
don't go and drown in that old pool
Am
don't kid yourself
