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
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
So I just tried to copy what she plays in the like a version video as best I could because this song is too great to not have a tab for it. Please feel free to make suggestions :)) Capo 1 [Intro] GCEmD
[Verse 1] GC I learnt to drive to school when I was 16 EmD And I was happy with my friends, and we skipped class for time to breathe GC We learnt about the stars and the trees EmD I cried when I found kissing boys wasn't for me
GC So I tried every trick in the book EmD I tried talking to the pretty boys, and changed the way I looked GC But wearing dresses to impress just left me lonely and upset EmD And the boys could tell when I looked at her, I wasn't interested in them
[Chorus 1] GC It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say EmD And it's not worth smiling if you're feeling in pain GC And it's not worth hiding if you think you might be gay EmD Or different in another way - you're perfect just the same!
[Instrumental] GCEmD
[Verse 2] GC I open the paper and it left me in shame; EmD It said, "These contagious gays aren't safe and you should keep your kids away" GC But I grew older and bolder, and my friends caught on slowly EmD 19, and we're through, all the way to my shoulders - we sang:
[Chorus 1]
GC It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say EmD And it's not worth smiling if you're feeling in pain GC And it's not worth hiding if you think you might be gay EmD Or different in another way - you're perfect just the same!
[Verse 3] GC So tell me, anyone EmD If you love them as a daughter, could you love them as a son? GC We all smile at different faces, we all blush at different names EmD But holding someone's hand should never make you feel ashamed
[Verse 4] GC Your story might not be at all like mine EmD I don't mean to simplify, that should be in your own voice, in your own time GC But the cages that they've made us should soon just rust away EmD And this song just won't need singing, but for now, I'll let it play
[Chorus 2] GC It's not worth hiding if you've got something to say EmD And it's not worth dying for the people who smile at your name GC It's not worth lying if you're feeling in pain EmD And it's not worth hiding if it's happiness that could be on your way...