Tom: G
G C
Everybody told me that I'd never be someone
C D G
I'm not a puppet on a string, no, no I'm not
G C
And everybody said that I was always breaking rules
C D G
Why would I ever wanna put myself inside a box?
[Pre-Chorus]
G D C D G
I don't care what they say
G D C D G
And who are they any-y-way?
[Chorus]
G C
The story of my life it's mine
C G
I made it on my own that's right
G C
And now I sing, na-na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey
Em D
My life, it's mine, my, my life, it's mine
[Verse 2]
G C
They said if I was blonde that I could make it, so I did it
C D G
Then they said, "You're almost perfect, but you talk too much", ha
G C
Try and dumb it down a little, make sure that you're in the middle
C D G
Rock it all you want, but make it pop enough
[Pre-Chorus]
G D C D G
I don't care what they say
G D C D G
And who are they any-y-way?
[Chorus]
G C
The story of my life it's mine
C G
I made it on my own that's right
G C
And now I sing, na-na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey
Em D
My life, it's mine, my, my life, it's mine
G C
It's the story of my life, that's right
Em D
There's more to me than meets the eye
G C
And now I sing, na-na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey
Em D
My life, it's mine, my, my life, it's mine
[Bridge]
G C
My life, yeah, I'm gonna be me, yeah
Em D
I'm gonna believe it's right
G C
My life, yeah, I gotta be me
C C
I gotta believe it's right
G D C
[Chorus]
G C
The story of my life it's mine
C G
I made it on my own that's right
G C
And now I sing, na-na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey
Em D
My life, it's mine, my, my life, it's mine
G C
It's the story of my life, that's right
Em D
There's more to me than meets the eye
G C
And now I sing, na-na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey
Em D
My life, it's mine, my, my life, it's mine
[Post-Chorus]
G C
My life, yeah, I'm gonna be me, yeah
Em D
I'm gonna believe it's right
G C
My life, yeah, I gotta be me
C
I gotta believe it's right
[Outro]
G D C
I don't care what you say
