Main (4 cnt):

7 9 9 7 7 7 
2 4 4 2 2 2
4 6 6 4 4 4
0 2 2 1 0 0

4 4 6 6 5 4 
4 6 6 4 4 4
2 4 4 2 2 2
2 2 4 4 2 2

Pre-Chorus:

4 6 6 4 4 4 (x8 downstroke) 
2 4 4 2 2 2 (x3)
0 2 2 1 0 0 (x1)

4 4 6 4 4 4 (x8)
2 4 4 2 2 2 (x3)
2 2 4 4 2 2 (x1)

Chorus?

7 0 4 2 0 4 9 5

Verse 1

young college student
first year being free
torn between this freedom
and responsibility

always fighting with his girlfriend
(who he never gets to see)
he looks up to the sky and says
"i wish i wasnt me"

ohhhh


an ambitious businesswoman
shes only 24
beautiful and brilliant
always wanting more

never gets credit for things
that she should get credit for
"am i the only person here
stuck on the bottom floor?"

PreChorus(1)

(after 8-stroke) ...faith is cast aside
life is running out of drivers,
we're all lookin for a ride

(after 8-stroke) ...has your courage really died?
(my friend) you are not the only one
searching for your pride...take

Verse 2

mister seven-figure hollywood
sick of all the fame
sick of artificial friendships
that use him for his name

sick of all those paparazzi
clicking without shame
hes getting way too tired to play
this stupid stupid game


PreChorus(2)

(after 8-stroke) ...everybody dreams
that someone else's life is better,
at least thats how it seems

(after 8-stroke) ...so take your future by the seams
oh you my friend you know the end
now justify the means...dont go

Chorus 1:

7 0 4 2 0 4 9 5

7 9 9 7 7 7 
2 4 4 2 2 2
4 6 6 4 4 4
0 2 2 1 0 0

4 4 6 6 5 4 
4 6 6 4 4 4
2 4 4 2 2 2

hidin away 
complainin 'bout your plight
come on thats life, you know this
its a never ending fight 
do you think that being someone else
will take your problems out of sight
so face the truth
have faith in you
and i promise things will turn out alright
....

post chorus (no words)


7 0 4 2 0 4 9 5

7 9 9 7 7    7 
2 4 4 2 2    2
4 6 6 4 4    4
0 2 2 1 0    0

4 4 6 6 5    4 
4 6 6 4 4    4
2 4 4 2 2    2 (x16 downstroke)

(slow)

families in conflict
a kid without a friend
teenagers that struggle
to develop into men
if we push them to be someone else
what kind of message does it send?
what is it we want to teach (start speeding up)
what we want to teach...what we want to teach to them is not to go....

Chorus 1

hidin away 
complainin 'bout your plight
come on thats life, you know this
its a never ending fight 
do you think that being someone else
will take your problems out of sight
so face the truth
have faith in you
it'll be alright if you stop trying to


Chorus 2:
hide away 
complainin 'bout your plight
come on thats life, you know this
its a never ending fight 
do you think that being someone else
will take your problems out of sight
well heres the truth
its up in you
and heres to hoping things will turn out alright