Average

C G Bb F

[Verse 1]
C      G
Average
          Bb          F      
Like I’ve never heard that one 
           C
before
          G               Bb
See, that one stupid word
         F                Am
Is why I don’t act anymore
    G          F
One bad review
     G           F
From someone you love
                Fm
And suddenly it doesn’t matter who 
thinks you’re


[Verse 2]
C     C7
Above average
    F              Fm             
And so you stick to writing 
  C
nothing else
       C7         F             
If you never show off your only 
Fm            C
critic is yourself
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    E7       F
But now I’ve learned that
G           Am
I’m not the best
      F
So if you need a failure

You can ask where the nearest is
     Fm
I’ll say look no further than your 
favourite lyricist


[Bridge]
C       C7         Eaug          F
Me, the kid waking up from a dream
   C          C7           Fm
Realising his music is the worst 
he’s ever seen
        C           E              
And who cares if it was from when 
Am
he was 15
Fm
It deserves the same judgement
G
It deserves the same judgement


[Verse 3]
C            C7         Eaug        
  F
God, it’s so hard to be good for 
your age
         C              C7        
When you know that your work’s not
      Fm
 good enough for the stage
C                         Eaug
You got the skills of an idiot
    Am
Who got too much praise
          F
And your whole damn career just 
turns into a phase
        Fm
And the fire in your heart is 
beginning to fade


[Other]
           C             E7/B     
And you’re one critique away from 
   Am
considering trading
       F
Your piano for money
Ab
Isn’t it funny?
    C           Eaug  F       Fm
How average can cut so deep