Chord Shapes/Fingerstyle Arpeggio Notes:
E|-----------------------------------------|
F#: 2X432X
G#m7: 4644XX
Bsus2: X2442X

[Intro]
F# Bsus2 F# G#m7 F#

[Verse 1]
F#
Oh Momma, I don't want to sit and listen to
            G#m7
What you're talking about
F#
We're both young and we're going to move to the city
                        G#m7
Yeah, we found a little place up there
F#
We don't need a lecture 'bout things that could go wrong
          G#m7
I'm not a child no more
   Bsus2
So let me be my own
             F#
Let me be my own


[Verse 2]
F#
So, I got a job as a waitress
                         G#m7
It's not much, but we're getting by
F#
Three months in, we're happy and we're living
                G#m7
Like I told you we could be
F#
Every time I call you, yeah, you're crying
                    G#m7
And I don't want to do you wrong
    Bsus2
But I'm not coming home
             F#
Let me be my own

[Instrumental]
F# Bsus2 F# G#m7

[Refrain]
        Bsus2
Oh, the things we do
                  F#
To make it on our own


[Verse 3]
F#
People say this town is fast, and if you don't hold on
             Bsus2
It blows you back to where you came from
F#
God is money, love's a game
                             G#m7
And everyone is angry at the president
F#
Protests on the street, people shouting
                      G#m7
And I'll say that I'm angry, too
    Bsus2
But not enough to go
                    F#
I'm trying to be my own


[Verse 4]
F#
Hey Ma, it's been a while, yeah, I'm just checking in
       G#m7
Seeing how you've been
F#
Nothing's wrong I'm doing fine, no, that's a lie
        G#m7
I'm not doing so well
F#
Lost my job, and Joey found religion
                  G#m7
And he also found another girl
           Bsus2
That's not how it's supposed to go
Bsus2
And I'm missing home
Bsus2
I'm trying to be my own
                        F#
But I guess I just feel a little alone


[Refrain]
        Bsus2
Oh, the things we do
                  F#
To make it on our own