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Version 1 Version 2[Verse 1] A I had to prove that I could make it alone E7sus4 E7 But that's not me A I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now E7sus4 E7 But that's not me Bm7/F# E7 I could try to be big in the eyes of the world Bm7/F# E7 C#m7 F#maj7 G#m7/F# What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl [Chorus 1] F#maj7 I'm a little bit scared G#m7/F# F#maj7 G#m7/F# Cause I haven't been home in a long time B You needed my love B7 E E7 And I know that I left at the wrong time [Verse 2] (same as verse 1) My folks when I wrote them Told 'em what I was up to said that's not me I went through all kinds of changes Took a look at myself and said that's not me I miss my pad and the places I've known And every night as I lay there alone I would dream [Chorus 2] F#maj7 I once had a dream G#m7/F# F#maj7 G#m7/F# So I packed up and split for the city Gmaj7 Am7/G Gmaj7 Am7/G I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty C C7 F F7 I'm glad I went now I'm that much more sure that we're ready [Coda] (repeat to fade) F#maj7 I once had a dream G#m7/F# F#maj7 G#m7/F# So I packed up and split for the city F#maj7 G#m7/F# F#maj7 G#m7/F# I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty