This song can be simplified for beginners by by just playing just D, G and Em;
this version is based off of this performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxMjbzjolAQ
Chords for the song are below:
D G7/B Dadd9/A Dadd11/A D/A G G/F# Bbdim7
e|---2----2------2----------2-------2----10----10------x---|
B|---3----3------3----------3-------3----8-----8-------2---|
G|---2----0------0----------0-------2----0-----0-------0---|
D|---0----0------2----------0-------4----9-----9-------2---|
A|---0----2------0----------0-------0----10----9-------1---|
E|---0----0------0----------0-------0----x-----x-------x---|
[verse]
D G7/B
Be who you want to be
G7/B
Say what you want to say
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A
Live how you want to live
D/A G7/B
Sing if you want to sing
G7/B
Cry if you want to cry
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A D
Give if you want to give
N.C.
[chorus]
G
Don’t let them hold you down
G G/F# G
Don’t fade into the crowd
G G/F# D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A D/A
They don’t make the rules
D/A G
And the world is bright and blue
G G/F# G Bbdim7
It’s waiting there for you
N.C.
Nobody rules you
(Riff 1)
e|--2-------------------------2-2-----------------------2-2--|
B|--3-------------------------3-3-----------------------3-3--|
G|--2-2---4-4-4-2-0-----------0-0---4-4-4-2-0-----------0-0--|
D|--0---------------4-2-0-----0-0-------------4-2-0-----0-0--|
A|--0---------------------4-0-2-2-------------------4-0-2-2--|
E|--0-------------------------0-0-----------------------0-0--|
e|--------------------------2--|
B|--------------------------3--|
G|--------------------------2--|
D|--2-4-2-0-2-p-0-----------0--|
A|----------------2-p-0-----0--|
D|----------------------0-0-0--|
[verse]
D G7/B
Stay if you want to stay
G7/B
Leave if you want to leave
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A
Go where you want to go
D G7/B
Try if you want to try
G7/B
Quit if you want to quit
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A
Know when you don’t know
D G7/B
Think how you want to think
G7/B
Pray if you want to pray
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A
Doubt if you want to doubt
D G7/B
Fly if you want to fly
G7/B
Hide if you want to hide
G7/B D
Shout if you want to shout
N.C.
[chorus]
D G
Don’t let them hold you down
G G/F# G
Don’t fade into the crowd
G G/F# D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A D/A
They don’t make the rules
D/A G
And the world is bright and blue
G G/F# G Bbdim7
It’s waiting there for you
N.C.
Nobody rules you
(Riff 1)
[verse]
D G7/B
Fight if you want to fight
G7/B
For something you know is right
G7/B D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A
If that something sets you free
D G7/B
Love how you want to love
G7/B
Dream if you want to dream
G7/B D
Be who you want to be
N.C.
[chorus]
D G
Don’t let them hold you down
G G/F# G
Don’t fade into the crowd
Bbdim7 D Dadd9/A Dadd11/A D/A
They don’t make the rules
D/A G
And the world is bright and blue
G G/F# G Bbdim7
It’s waiting there for you
N.C.
Nobody rules you
(Riff 1)