Em                               A
I'm writing "young and gifted" in my autobiography
C                                  G
I figured who would know better than me
    Em                           A7
I'm certainly the former but I'm not so much the latter
    C                                G               F#
But no one's going to read it so I'm sure it doesn't matter

[Chorus]
Bm                            E
When you find that you're the former
     C        G       D     
Take pride in how you form
Bm                                E
And when you find that you're the ladder
A                      F#7              
Don't let those people walk under you

[Verse 2]
   Em                                 A
I'm writing "sharp and adult" with my finger on the steam
C                                G
On the mirror in my bathroom I'm applying shaving cream
               Em                               A7
Which would suggest that I'm the foamer but how can I be the lather
    C                           G            F#
But something tells me it's the opposite I'd rather

[Chorus]
Bm                            E
When you find that you're the foamer
     C     G        D   
Be careful what you foam
Bm                            E
When you find that you're the lather
      A                       F#7
Don't shave too high you're regret it later

[Interlude]
Bm    G     E           A     F#7
Ah    ah    ah    la la la    la la la la
Bm    G     E           A     F#7
Ah    ah    ah    la la la    la la la la

[Verse 3]
  Em                                       A
I stayed in school this long but still no one will tell me why
C                                     G
They figured who would know better than I
  Em                           A
I know I'm a conformer but I'm sure it doesn't matter
   C                                 G                    F#
My new friends are all adults and my old friends have all scattered

[Chorus]
Bm                        E
When you find you're a conformer
     C         G       D   
Take pride and swallow whole
Bm                                E
But if you're trying to climb the ladder

[Outro]
          F      C         G
Don't let people walk over you
        F           C            G
Because that's just what they'll do
          F      C         G
Don't let people walk over you
        F           C            G
Because that's just what they'll do