Verse 1:
[Em] When I was a young boy [C] I was scared of growing [G] up
I [Em] did’t understand it but [C] I was terrified of [G] love
Felt [Em] like I had to choose but [C] it was outta my con-[G] trol
I [Em] needed to be saved, I was [C] going crazy on my [G] own
Pre-Chorus 1:
It took me [Am] years to tell my [G] mother, I ex-[C] pected the worst
I [Am] gathered all the [G] courage in the [D] world
Chorus 1:
She said, “I love you [Em] no [C] matter [G] what
I just [Em] want you to be [C] happy and always [G] be who you are”
She [Em] wrapped her arms [C] around me
Said, “Don’t try to [G] be what you’re [D] not
Cause I [Em] love you no [C] matter [G] what”
She [Em] loves me no [C] matter [G] what
Verse 2:
I [Em] got a little older [C] wishing all my time a-[G] way
[Em] Riding on the pavement, [C] every sunny day was [G] grey
I [Em] trusted in my friends then [C] all my world came crashing [G] down
I wish I [Em] never said a thing cause to [C] them I’m a stranger [G] now
Pre-Chorus 2:
I ran [Am] home I saw my [G] mother, it was [C] written on my face
Felt like I [C] had a heart of [G] glass about to [D] break
Chorus 2:
She said, “I love you [Em] no [C] matter [G] what
I just [Em] want you to be [C] happy and always [G] be who you are”
She [Em] wrapped her arms a-[C] round me
Said, “Don’t try to [G] be what you’re not
[D] Cause I [Em] love you no [C] matter [G] what, yeah”
Bridge:
[C] Now I’m a man and I’m so much [G] wiser
[C] I walk the earth with my head held [G] higher
[C] I got the love that I [D] need
But I was [Em] still missing [Bm] one special [Ampiece
My ] [G] father looked at [C] me
Chorus 3
He said “I love you [Em] no [C] matter [G] what
I just [Em] want you to be [C] happy and always [G] be who you are”
[D] He [Em] wrapped his arms a-[C] round me
Said, “Don’t try to [G] be what you’re not
[D] Cause I [Em] love you no [C] matter [G] what”
[D] He [Em] loves me no [C] matter [G] what
And they [Em] love me no [C] matter [G] what
Outro:
[D] [Em] [C] [G]