Verse 1:
C#m A
For years I've been striving
C#m A
To make an art outta hiding
C#m A
Smile real big, like I'm doing alright
C#m A
Pristine on the outside, but inside I'm dying
C#m A
Trying too hard, to prove I'm fine
Chorus:
E B
Can't stay this way, no more
C#m A
No more Mr. Nice Guy
E B
Welcome to the new me
C#m A
Taking off my disguise
E B
Chasing something risky
Verse 2:
C#m A
I'm a grown-up now, got a house and a family
C#m A
"Better safe than sorry" ringing in my ears
C#m A
Right about now I need to break out
C#m A
To be what you made me, free from lies, free from fear
Chorus:
E B
Can't stay this way, no more
C#m A
No more Mr. Nice Guy
E B
Welcome to the new me
C#m A
Taking off my disguise
E B
Chasing something risky
Bridge:
C#m A
I never knew it could just be me
C#m A
Now I'm never going back
C#m A
To what I used to be
C#m A
What a relief it is to be free
C#m A
Now I'm never going back
C#m A
To what I used to be
C#m A
Nice guy
Outro:
E B
Nothing more risky than living risk free
C#m A
Staying in the lines never gave us Sistines
E B
Rather lose life than waste it
C#m A
Keep the combination
E B
No more playing it safe, kid
C#m A
Second rate you or a first rate me
E B
Rate me, rank me, praise hate me but KB
C#m A
I'm living for what He would say
E B
Only gonna be one me today
C#m A
The one that's freed with grace
E B
What did Needham say?