[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G
I don't care about things 'cause they don't care about me
N.C. C G
My skin's a lot thicker than you'd think it'd be
Em C G
And I don't need nothing to tie me down
Em C G
I don't need no one to care should I leave town
[Verse 2]
G C G
I saw the way they looked and I heard them laugh
N.C. C G
They couldn't wait to talk until I turned my back
Em C G
Well I won't be that bitter taste in their mouths
Em C G
So I ain't never going back to your family's house
G F# Em
[Chorus]
Em C G
Waking up for the first time
Em C G
Is when you don't stop running at the finish line
[Verse 3]
G C G
Some things in life they stay the same
N.C. C G
And they are usually the things we'd wish would change
Em C G
So I won't search for strength in someone else
Em C G
Cause I can pat my own back by myself
[Chorus]
Em C G
Waking up for the first time
Em C G F# Em
Is when you don't stop running at the finish line
E C G
Waking up for the first time
Em C G
Is when you don't stop running at the finish line
[Middle eight]
G C G C G F# Em C G Em C G
[Verse 4]
G C G
I won't worry about the roof that ain't over my head
N.C. C G
Hell I'd rather sleep out under these stars instead
Em C G
And all the money in the world couldn't buy me back
Em C G
Ah, the Lord knows I'm too proud for that
[Chorus]
Em C G
Waking up for the first time
Em C G F# Em
Is when you don't stop running at the finish line
Em C G
Waking up for the first time
Em C G
Is when you don't stop running at the finish line
[Outro]
G C G C G F# Em C G Em C G