Intro
[Am] [F] [C]
[Am]When I was a young boy
[F]I was scared of growing [C]up
I d[Am]id’t understand it but
[F]I was terrified of l[C]ove..
Felt l[Am]ike I had to choose
but [F]it was outta my con[C]trol
I n[Am]eeded to be saved
I was [F]going crazy on my [C]own..
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It took me y[Dm]ears to tell my mo[C]ther
I ex[F]pected the worst
I gat[Dm]hered all the co[C]urage
in the w[G]orld..
Reff I:
She said, “I love you [Am]no..[F]
Matter wh[C]at
I just [Am]want you to be h[F]appy
and always [C]be who you are
She wr[Am]apped her arms ar[F]ound me said
“Don’t try to [C]be what you’re not
[G/B] Cause I l[Am]ove you no [F]matter w[C]hat
[G/B] She lo[Am]ves me no [F]matter w[C]hat..
I [Am]got a little older
[F]wishing all my time aw[C]ay
Ri[Am]ding on the pavement
[F]every sunny day was[C] grey
I tr[Am]usted in my friends
then [F]all my world came crashing d[C]own
I wish I n[Am]ever said a thing cause
to [F]them I’m a stranger [C]now..
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I ran h[Dm]ome I saw my [C]mother
it was w[F]ritten on my face
Felt like I h[F]ad a heart of g[C]lass about
to b[G]reak..
Reff II:
She said, “I love you [Am]no..[F]
matter wh[C]at
I just [Am]want you to be h[F]appy
and always [C]be who you are
She wr[Am]apped her arms ar[F]ound me said
“Don’t try to [C]be what you’re not
[G/B] Cause I l[Am]ove you no [F]matter w[C]hat..yeah..
[F]..Now I’m a man and I’m so muc[C/E]h wiser
[F]..I walk the earth with my head held[C/E] higher
[F]..I got the love that I n[G]eed
But I was st[Am]ill missing [Em]one special p[Dm]iece
My [C]father looked at [F]me..
Reff III:
She said, “I love you [Am]no..[F]
matter wh[C]at
I just [Am]want you to be h[F]appy
and always [C]be who you are
[G/B] He wra[Am]pped his arms aro[F]und me said
“Don’t try to [C]be what you’re not
[G/B] Cause I l[Am]ove you no [F]matter w[C]hat..
[G/B] He lov[Am]es me no [F]matter[C] what..
And[G/B] they [Am]love me no [F]matter [C]what..
Outro : [G/B][Am]..[F]..[C]