Intro: [Em][C][G]
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]