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The Competition original guitar chords by 
Kimya Dawson 
Key: A major•BPM: 160
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I never wanted to be
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better than my friends
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I just wanted to prove wrong
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the people in my head
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The ones who told me
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I'd be better off dead
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The ones who told me
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that I would never win
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When I delivered newspapers
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they said I was too slow
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When I was a barista
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they said I made lousy foam
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When I worked in retail
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they said I was a slob
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Much too dumb for school
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and much too lazy for a job
Verse 2
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So I rode my bike like lightning
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And I made capuccinos
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that would make the angels sing
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Took two showers a day
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and I dressed up like a princess
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Shook my fist in my own face
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and said "I'll show you who's the best"
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I wrote the kinds of papers
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teachers hang up on their walls
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I was employee of the month
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at seven different shopping malls
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And one time playing football
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I pulled the tendons in my leg
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To prove that I was tough
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I hopped on one foot
Interlude 1
And finished up the
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(game)
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Verse 3
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I thought if I succeeded
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I'd be happy and they'd go away
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But first thing every morning
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I'd still wake up and I'd hear them say
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"You're fat, ugly, and stupid,
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you should really be ashamed
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No one will ever like you
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you're not good at anything"
Bridge 1
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And sometimes I'd rise to the challenge
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But other times I'd feel so bad
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that I could not get out of bed
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And on the days I stayed in bed
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I sang and sang and sang
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About how crappy I felt,
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not realizing how many other
Interlude 2
people would relate
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Verse 4
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Now people send me emails that say
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thanks for saying the things
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they didn't know how to say
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And the people in my head still
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visit me sometimes
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And they bring all of their friends
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but I don't mind
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I play my guitar like lightning
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When I sing I like it
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when you sing too loud and clear
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Different voices different tones
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all sayin' "yeah, we're not alone"
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I got good at feeling bad
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and that's why I'm still here
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I got good at feeling bad
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and that's why I'm still here
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I got good at feeling bad
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and that's why I'm still
Outro 1
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(here)
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