Alex the Astronaut is Australian folktronica singer-songwriter Alex Lynn.
Alex has been described as one of "Australia's most powerful and important songwriters". She released her first two EPs in 2017 - the first: To Whom It May Concern which features the single [single artist=Alex the Astronaut album=To Whom It May Concern]Already Home[/single] and was described by Huffington post as "a melancholy number about a bus ride and ruminations on the mundanities of life" and includes the line "there's billionaires for president
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
This was transposed from the guitar chords- for chords that sound most like the original transpose down half-steps
EbAb I learned to drive to school when I was 1 CmBb and I was happy with my friends and we skipped class for time to breathe EbAb We learned about the stars and the trees CmBb I cried when I found kissing boys wasn't for me
EbAb So I tried every trick in the book Cm I tried talking to the pretty boys Bb I changed the way I looked EbAb But wearing dresses to impress just left me lonely and upset CmBb And the boys could tell when I looked at her I wasn't interested in them
EbAb It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say CmBb And it's not worth smiling if you're feeling in pain and it's EbAb Not worth hiding if you think you might be gay Cm Or different in another way Bb You're perfect just the same
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EbAb I opened the paper and it left me ashamed CmBb Said These contagious gays aren't safe and you should keep your kids away EbAb But I got older and bolder and my friends caught on slowly CmBb Nineteen and we threw all the weight from my shoulders we sang
EbAb It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say CmBb And it's not worth smiling if you're feeling in pain and it's EbAb Not worth hiding if you think you might be gay Cm Or different in another way Bb You're perfect just the same
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EbAb So tell me anyone CmBb If you love them as a daughter could you love them as a son Eb We all smile at different faces Ab We all blush at different names CmBb But holding someone's hand should never make you feel ashamed
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EbAb Your story might not be at all like mine Cm I don't mean to simplify Bb This should be in your own voice in your own time EbAb But the cages that they've made us should soon just rust away Cm And this song just won't need singing Bb But for now I'll let it play
EbAb It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say CmBb And it's not worth dying for the people who don't smile at your name EbAb It's not worth lying if you're feeling in pain CmBb And it's not worth hiding cause happiness Eb Could be on the way