Point To Prove I Was An Ugly Kid

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[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?


[Bridge]
     C                     G              D                Em
I've searched my soul, dug deep below, to find the answer
         C             G       D
The only reason for it     is...


[Chorus]
N.C.     C         G        D              Em
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
  G
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
           Em
A Point to Prove


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
                         C
I didn't know her but in June I got her screen name
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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
                          C
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                              N.C.                    Em
I ended up right next to her and we just sat in silence


[Bridge]
      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!)
  G
I knew what to do


[Bridge]
       D                                 D                        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
           Em
A Point to Prove


[Instrumental]
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[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            G
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
  G
I knew what to do


[Outro]
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To do it 'cause I love it (and one-up my older brother) yeah
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Nah I'm just playin' 'cause I've stopped
D     N.C.              Em
Dying from embarassments, hiding from comparisons
     D
I'm driven, I've got vision, time, ambition, and a
          Em
Point to Prove