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[Intro]
|Am  |C  |G  |N.C.  |  x2   
|  Am|
[Verse 1]
I put in Call my hoursG  D  Am  
I'm playing Cevery night just to Gget a little Dbetter at guiAmtar
I'm taking Csinging lessons at G80 bucks a lesson (who the Dhell am I impressin?Am)
Why Cdo I work so Ghard?Em  
[Pre-Chorus]
I've Csearched my soul, dug Gdeep below, to Dfind the answerEm  
The only Creason for it     Dis...
[Chorus]
N.C.              C          G                D  Em  
I was an ugly kid    with a handsome older brother
Yeah I was a Ccatch   Glike a Dcold or an ugly EmfishC  
I Gknew what to do:                
Wear my Dtalent like a mask and hope it Emmagically distracts youC  
But I'm Gback, I've practiced, Dmy acts together, I got: better and
A Point to EmProve
[Instrumental]
|  C|  G|N.C.  |Am  
[Verse 2]
I didn't know her but in CJune I got her screen name
As Gvaluable as gold for antiDsocial kids in 10th grade
I Amspent the rest of my vacation Cglued down to my chair, was
AGfraid to miss a second of our Ddigital affair 'causeAm  
When summer ended I would Cfinally be the guy
I Gtried to be in person, but could Donly be online
The Amfirst day of the school year we Cget our seat assignments
                                GN.C.                    Em  
I ended up right next to her and we just sat in silence
[Pre-Chorus]
And I Cwouldn't wish that Gawkwardness on DanybodyEm  
                         C        D      DN.C.
I think the reason for it    is
[Chorus]
I was a cChubby kid     Gwith an aDthletic old Embrother
Yeah I was a Ccatch      Gas in I was Deasy to catch during Emtag ('cause I was fat!)C  
I Gknew what to do
[Bridge]
                                        DN.C.                                 C  
I will chase a newer passion 'cause I'm sick of nothing happenin'
But I'm Gback, I've practiced, Dmy acts together, I got: Dbetter and
A Point to EmProve
[Instrumental]
|  C|  G|N.C.  |  Em|  C|  G|N.C.  |  Em|
[Verse 3]
And I Chave hit the bottom, been Glost, tossed, and gosh, I've been Dburned by gossipEm  
And I have gone Cfull hot Topic, 'was an Gugly duckling crossed with a Dfew hot PocketsEm  
And CI'll be damned if Gwhere I am's not Dwhat I worked forEm  
I think the rCeason for it    Dis
[Chorus] 
I wasn't Ctalented    Gwhen all I Dwanted was attEmention
I was in Cno way, Gno way Da catch in life or EmloveC  
I Gknew what to do
[Outro]
         DN.C.                                              Em  C  
To do it 'cause I love it (and one-up my older brother) yeah
Nah I'm just Gplayin' 'cause I've stopped
     DN.C.              Em  
Dying from embarrassments, hiding from comparisons
I'm dDriven, I've got vision, time, ambition, and a
Point to PEmrove
|  C|  G|N.C.  |  Em|

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Point To Prove I Was An Ugly Kid

by Bug Hunter

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

|Am |C |G |N.C. | x2

| |

[Verse 1]

C G D Am

I put in all my hours

C G D Am

I'm playing every night just to get a little better at guitar

C G D Am

I'm taking singing lessons at 80 bucks a lesson (who the hell am I impressin?)

C G Em

Why do I work so hard?

[Pre-Chorus]

C G D Em

I've searched my soul, dug deep below, to find the answer

C D

The only reason for it is...

[Chorus]

C G D Em

N.C.

I was an ugly kid with a handsome older brother

C G D Em C

Yeah I was a catch like a cold or an ugly fish

I knew what to do:

D Em C

Wear my talent like a mask and hope it magically distracts you

G D

But I'm back, I've practiced, my acts together, I got: better and

A Point to Prove

[Instrumental]

C G Am

| | |N.C. |

[Verse 2]

I didn't know her but in June I got her screen name

G D

As valuable as gold for antisocial kids in 10th grade

Am C

I spent the rest of my vacation glued down to my chair, was

G D Am

Afraid to miss a second of our digital affair 'cause

When summer ended I would finally be the guy

G D

I tried to be in person, but could only be online

Am C

The first day of the school year we get our seat assignments

G Em

N.C.

I ended up right next to her and we just sat in silence

[Pre-Chorus]

C G D Em

And I wouldn't wish that awkwardness on anybody

C D D

N.C.

I think the reason for it is

[Chorus]

C G D Em

I was a chubby kid with an athletic old brother

C G D Em C

Yeah I was a catch as in I was easy to catch during tag ('cause I was fat!)

I knew what to do

[Bridge]

D C

N.C.

I will chase a newer passion 'cause I'm sick of nothing happenin'

G D D

But I'm back, I've practiced, my acts together, I got: better and

A Point to Prove

[Instrumental]

C G Em C G Em

| | |N.C. | | | |N.C. | |

[Verse 3]

C G D Em

And I have hit the bottom, been lost, tossed, and gosh, I've been burned by gossip

C G D Em

And I have gone full hot Topic, 'was an ugly duckling crossed with a few hot Pockets

C G D Em

And I'll be damned if where I am's not what I worked for

C D

I think the reason for it is

[Chorus]

C G D Em

I wasn't talented when all I wanted was attention

C G D Em C

I was in no way, no way a catch in life or love

I knew what to do

[Outro]

D Em C

N.C.

To do it 'cause I love it (and one-up my older brother) yeah

Nah I'm just playin' 'cause I've stopped

D Em

N.C.

Dying from embarrassments, hiding from comparisons

I'm driven, I've got vision, time, ambition, and a

Point to Prove

C G Em

| | |N.C. | |

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