{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":620489,"song":"The Competition","artist":"Kimya Dawson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11574064-the-competition-chords-by-kimya-dawson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/620489?type=chord","rating":4.83207,"votes":123,"content":"[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I never wanted to be better than my friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I just wanted to prove wrong the people in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n the ones who told me I'd be better off dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n the ones who told me that I would never win[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen I delivered newspapers they said I was too slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen I was a barista they said I made lousy foam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen I worked in retail they said I was a slob[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nmuch too dumb for school and much too lazy for a job[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nso I rode my bike like lightning[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand I made cappuccinos that would make the angels sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntook two showers a day and I dressed up like a princess[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nshook my fist in my own face and said I'll show you who's the best[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI wrote the kinds of papers teachers hang up on their walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was employee of the month at seven different shopping malls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand one time playing football I pulled the tendons in my leg[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto prove that I was tough I hopped on one foot[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand finished up the game[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI thought if I succeeded I'd be happy and they'd go away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut first thing every morning I'd still wake up and I'd hear them say[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"you're fat, ugly, and stupid, you should really be ashamed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nno one will ever like you, you're not good at anything\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand sometimes I'd rise to the challenge[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut other times I'd feel so bad that I could not get out of bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand on the days I stayed in bed I sang and sang and sang[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nabout how crappy I felt, not realizing how many other people would relate[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nnow people send me emails that say thanks for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsaying the things they didn't know how to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand the people in my head still visit me sometimes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand they bring all of their friends but I don't mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI play my guitar like lightning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhen I sing I like it when you sing too loud and clear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\ndifferent voices, different tones all sayin' \"yeah, we're not alone\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["A","E","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}