Valedictorian

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 The gig is up, the battle’s done
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The kings and queens put down their
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 crowns
           C        F
The war is over now
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Why am I still empty somehow?
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The lights are downed, they take a 
Am
bow
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Standing ovations from the crowd
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I worked so hard for this
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But still, do I deserve it?
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And they all say it feels so good 
   Am                   G
to reach your goals someday
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Eyes on the prize, but I still 
       F               G
feel like maybe I'm just in the way


[Chorus]
C                G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the 
tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their 
faces
     Am                      
They know I'm probably taking 
            G
someone else's space
F                      C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
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F                   G      C
I'm not your valedictorian


[Verse 2]
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They call my name, you squeeze my 
Am
hand
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But I'm still that girl who didn't 
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understand
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Asking questions in the classroom
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This cap and gown feels more like
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 a costume
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My high school counselor once told 
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me
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Some things are just out of your 
league
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“You should stick to singing
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'Cause they build robots and you 
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can't compete”


[Chorus]
C               G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the 
tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their 
faces
     Am                      
They know I’m probably taking 
         G
someone else's space
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian


[Bridge]
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I wanna thank my mom and dad
Am                     G
I wanna thank the best friends I 
ever had
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I wanna thank my sister, 'cause she
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 was always there for me
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To them, I'm always a valedictorian


[Chorus]
C                G
I'm just a girl, lost and afraid
       Am                    G
Didn't know what I wanted until the 
tenth grade
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian
C                    G
I see it written all over their 
faces
Am                          
They know I’m probably taking 
          G
someone else's space
   F                   C
So what am I here for? What do I 
say?
F                   G
I'm not your valedictorian