Being Cool Kimya Dawson

Being Cool

Kimya Dawson

Fretty

117
0:00 2:32
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
Fret 3
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

[Verse 1]
E
Amaj7sus2   E             Amaj7sus2     E
         Is New York City really like a graveyard they all
Amaj7sus2
ask      me
      E               Amaj7sus2             E
And I say well it was last     week but man that was in the
    Amaj7sus2
past
              E            Amaj7sus2        E
See I stopped going to the places where the people act so
Amaj7sus2
nasty
       E                  Amaj7sus2     E
And pretentious cause I'm happy sitting with my friends in
Amaj7sus2        E    Amaj7sus2
sidewalk singing songs

[Verse 2]
E
Amaj7sus2         E                Amaj7sus2       E
         And some people are still standing in the way of
          Amaj7sus2
where I'm going
   E              Amaj7sus2
So I say please excuse     me, step aside,
E           Amaj7sus2
 or keep on moving
      E                      Amaj7sus2         E
And I guess they sensed that my       momentum meant that I
    Amaj7sus2
was winning
        E              Amaj7sus2        E
But I'm only just beginning     and I'd rather go with
Amaj7sus2
friends  than go alone

[Verse 3]
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2         E              Amaj7sus2         E
         And some people grab my hands    and some people
        Amaj7sus2
grab my shirt
     E            Amaj7sus2          E
Some people race ahead     to see if they can get there
Amaj7sus2
first
     E             Amaj7sus2                  E
Some people stay behind     cause they've got something
        Amaj7sus2
else in mind
    E          Amaj7sus2           E
Whatever you decide     if you are true to you you're
Amaj7sus2  E    Amaj7sus2
gonna be alright

[Verse 4]
E Amaj7sus2      E
           Like Akida,
       Amaj7sus2     E               Amaj7sus2
he's a father now he is in love with Amber
      E              Amaj7sus2
Their baby's name is Skylar
       E           Amaj7sus2
He's a baby of the summer
  E           Amaj7sus2      E               Amaj7sus2
I wonder as I wander if I'll ever settle down
      E              Amaj7sus2           E
Or if every day I'll take     my roots uprooted en route
Amaj7sus2
to       another town

[Verse 5]
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2      E            Amaj7sus2          E          Amaj7sus2
         I was sitting on a couch    somewhere watching VH1
       E                    Amaj7sus2          E
When I found out that Bruce Springsteen is his mother's
     Amaj7sus2
only son
       E             Amaj7sus2       E                 Amaj7sus2
I'm my mother's only daughter and we were both born to run
     E             Amaj7sus2      E
Even he says it's amazing raising babies in the
Amaj7sus2               E   Amaj7sus2
place    where you come from

[Verse 6]
E
Amaj7sus2    E           Amaj7sus2        E
         But I am a rock tumbler I've got rocks inside my
Amaj7sus2
head
           E                   Amaj7sus2       E
And just because they come out shining doesn't mean that
         Amaj7sus2
they are diamonds
      E                   Amaj7sus2         E
And I guess that my worst nightmare is your very favorite
Amaj7sus2
bar
         E                  Amaj7sus2               E
When I'm worth my weight in shale    and slate I'll know
           Amaj7sus2   E   Amaj7sus2
that I'm a super duper star

[Verse 7]
E
Amaj7sus2          E                 Amaj7sus2
         I'll be a great big ball of burning gas and I'll
   E             Amaj7sus2
be sitting on my big      fat ass
    E               Amaj7sus2         E              Amaj7sus2
And sipping Cristal Light    beside a plastic wading pool
        E                Amaj7sus2      E
And the next day I'll be somewhere else part of me will
Amaj7sus2
hate     myself
E               Amaj7sus2               E               Amaj7sus2
Part of me will know     deep down that I am pretty cool

[Outro]
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2    E               Amaj7sus2        E
         The part of me that knows    I never cared for
      Amaj7sus2
being cool
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2    E               Amaj7sus2        E
         The part of me that knows    I never cared for
      Amaj7sus2
being cool
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2    E               Amaj7sus2        E
         The part of me that knows    I never cared for
      Amaj7sus2
being cool
E Amaj7sus2 E
Amaj7sus2    E               Amaj7sus2        E
         The part of me that knows    I never cared for
      Amaj7sus2
being cool
E Amaj7sus2 E Amaj7sus2 E

Bars

[Intro]
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

[Verse 1]
                                          | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 |

Is New York City really like a graveyard they all
ask      me
And I say well it was last     week but man that was in the
past
See I stopped going to the places where the people act so
nasty
And pretentious cause I'm happy sitting with my friends in
sidewalk singing songs

[Verse 2]
              | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

And some people are still standing in the way of
where I'm going
So I say please excuse     me, step aside,
or keep on moving
And I guess they sensed that my       momentum meant that I
was winning
But I'm only just beginning     and I'd rather go with
friends  than go alone

[Verse 3]
                            | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 |

And some people grab my hands    and some people
grab my shirt
Some people race ahead     to see if they can get there
first
Some people stay behind     cause they've got something
else in mind
Whatever you decide     if you are true to you you're
gonna be alright

[Verse 4]
              | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

Like Akida,
he's a father now he is in love with Amber
Their baby's name is Skylar
He's a baby of the summer
I wonder as I wander if I'll ever settle down
Or if every day I'll take     my roots uprooted en route
to       another town

[Verse 5]
                            | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 |

I was sitting on a couch    somewhere watching VH1
When I found out that Bruce Springsteen is his mother's
only son
I'm my mother's only daughter and we were both born to run
Even he says it's amazing raising babies in the
place    where you come from

[Verse 6]
              | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

But I am a rock tumbler I've got rocks inside my
head
And just because they come out shining doesn't mean that
they are diamonds
And I guess that my worst nightmare is your very favorite
bar
When I'm worth my weight in shale    and slate I'll know
that I'm a super duper star

[Verse 7]
                                          | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |

I'll be a great big ball of burning gas and I'll
be sitting on my big      fat ass
And sipping Cristal Light    beside a plastic wading pool
And the next day I'll be somewhere else part of me will
hate     myself
Part of me will know     deep down that I am pretty cool

[Outro]
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 |
| E Amaj7sus2 | E Amaj7sus2 | E -         |

The part of me that knows    I never cared for
being cool
The part of me that knows    I never cared for
being cool
The part of me that knows    I never cared for
being cool
The part of me that knows    I never cared for
being cool

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