C

[Verse 1]
G                      Em
- I don't even have a guest room yet
C
- How can I expect to die like that?
       G                      Em
With space that's shared and rent that's due
           C
When it's still my turn to vacuum
G                  Em
- I lived past my first line in the dirt
C
- Never thought my twenties could come first
      G                           Em
I've talked too many friends down over the phone
        C
Not to meet up at our next milestone


[Chorus]
       Em           B
If I'm -- gonna be somebody
   G           A
Deliberately alive
                 C
I want to do it right


[Verse 2]
G                       Em
- I pay somebody on the internet
C
- To talk through things I don't know how to fix
          G               Em
But it's all exercises in buoyancy
       C
Not insured for the help that I need
G               Em
- And I give myself fat lips
C
- Chewin' out my cheeks when I'm anxious
         G                           Em
So I've told a few friends who say, "Be gentle, kid"
         C
But that only works some of the time


[Chorus]
       Em           B
If I'm -- gonna be somebody
   G           A
Deliberately alive
                C
How do I do it right?


[Solo]
   G                   Em
E|---------|-------3-|-2-0-----|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-----5---|-5-4-5---|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

   C
E|-----0---|---------|---------|---------|
B|-3-------|---------|-3-------|---------|
G|---------|-4-------|-----4---|-2-0-----|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|


(Solo continues)
| G | Em | C | C |   x3


[Chorus]
       Em           B
If I'm -- gonna be somebody
   G           A
Deliberately alive
                C
How do I do it right?


[Bridge]
G           Am               C
- Not sure which one I fear worse
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
 G               Am             C
Guess I'll take whatever comes first
      G               Am            C
It's not like I had a say in being born
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
              G
At least I'm not convinced
    Am                   C
I deserve either one anymore


[Bridge]
G           Am               C
- Not sure which one I fear worse
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
 G               Am             C
Guess I'll take whatever comes first
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
      G               Am            C
It's not like I had a say in being born
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
              G
At least I'm not convinced
    Am                   C
I deserve either one anymore


[Bridge]
G           Am               C
- Not sure which one I fear worse
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
 G               Am             C
Guess I'll take whatever comes first
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
      G               Am            C
It's not like I had a say in being born
                 C
(Going young or getting old)
              G
At least I'm not convinced
    Am
I deserve either one
 C
Not convinced I deserve either one
Em                 D                   C
Not convinced I deserve either one anymore
                 C
(Going young or getting old)



********** Solo in original Eb key **********

   Bb                  Gm
E|---------|-------6-|-5-------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---8-----|-6-------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-----8---|-8-7-8---|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

   Eb
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|-6---8---|---------|-6-------|---------|
G|---------|-7-------|-----7---|-5-------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---8-----|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|