Play The chords Country-style, like many Johnny Cash songs: Example for all the 4 chords of the song (all the chords are Palm Muted) : if you try to be.... e||------------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------------| G||---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2 ---| Am D||---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------| A||-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------------| e||-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------| e||----------------------| B||----------------------| G||---2---2---2---2 ---| F D||---3---3---3---3------| A||-3-------3------------| e||-----1-------1--------| e||----------------------| B||----------------------| G||---0---0---0---0 ---| C D||---2---2---2---2------| A||-3-------3------------| e||-----3-------3--------| e||----------------------| B||----------------------| G||---1---1---1---1 ---| E D||---2---2---2---2------| A||-2-------2------------| e||-----0-------0--------| Intro: Am Couplet: Am if you try to be an icon F then the icon becomes you C if you try to be a model E it'll catwalk over you Am if you try to walk in straight shoes F then these shoes will bend you too C if you try to be a kid again E the kid will kidnap you Chorus: C you know it's true E Am the guy you know well that's just you F C and there is nothing you can do E Am just like a door you can't get through F when there is no-one left to fool E don't go and drown in that old pool Am don't kid yourself Couplet: so don't try to be an icon con the i inside of you that picture you've been painting doesn't look a thing like you i'll agree that it's a nice try but when your paint is dry we are all just little icons super you and super i Refrein: you know it's true... Solo: Am F C e||----------------------------------------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------------------------------------| G||--/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~-12h14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D||----------------------------------------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----------------------------------------------------------------------| E Am F C e ------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| G -13-13-13-13-13~-13/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~-12h14-12-12-12-| D ------------------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E C E Am e -------------------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------11/13--13--12--13--12--13/16--15--13--13-| G -12-12-12-12/13-13-13-13-13~-13------------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------------| F C Am F e -------------------------------------------------------------------------| B -13--12--13-13--13-13-13~-13--12--13--12--13/16--15--13--13~--13--13--13-| G -------------------------------------------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------------| C E Am e --------------------------------------------------------------------------| B -13--13--13--13~--12h13-12--13--12--12--12~--/16--15--13--15--------------| G -------------------------------------------------------------14/----------| D --------------------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| Couplet: i need someone to show me just what i threw away i need a pretty angel to present it on a tray you've never liked the icon said that guy looked pretty strange but you've never tried to change me and that's how came to change Refrein: C you know it's true E Am the guy you know well that's just you F C and there is nothing you can do E Am just like a door you can't get through F when there is no-one left to fool E don't go and drown in that old pool Am don't kid yourself F when there is no-one left to fool E don't go and drown in that old pool Am don't kid yourself